My dad called me out for being on my phone while we were watching a TED talk (little inspirational video). He asked if I heard what the speaker said, and I am sorry to admit that I did not.
We rewound the video and she said the most relevant quote to being an exchange student that I have ever heard, and it was, "Chasing meaning is better for your health than avoiding discomfort, and then you can just trust yourself to deal with the stress that comes".
Stress? yes. trust? necessary! I got this (I think?)
https://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend
(There is the link to the video)
