Topic 1: Increasing travels between countries enable people to learn different cultures or to increase tension between people from different countries

breakdown.
 
As suggested above, studying abroad poses both opportunities and challenges. While young people can 
become polyglots 
and independent individuals, gain opportunities for personal growth and develop an 
appreciation of cultural differences, they have to cope with the stress of living overseas. 
1.
 
life-transforming = life-changing 
2.
 
take on = assume = undertake 
3.
 
proficiency = fluency 
4.
 
self-sufficient = independent = autonomous = self-reliant 
5.
 
breakdown = collapse = depression 
6.
 
polyglot = multilingual individual 

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