I finished School and went to the UK for 2 years. Best thing I ever did. Being so far from anybody that could help me forced me to grow up and stand on my own two feet.
My Wife did the opposite, she went o Uni after school and If i see the differences in our dependencies on our respective parents its shocking. Even if i look at both my younger brothers. IMO all kids should do a year or two abroad. Go out see the world, live in it, broaden their horizons a bit. Something that always fascinates/frustrates me is the utter lack of ambition in the youth, both my age (25) and younger. If I look at how many of the people I knew back in high school settled in the town they grew up in, married here, had/will have children here all I can do is go "WTF?" to me the idea of growing up, living and eventually dying in the same place is utterly boring. Yes after my two years I came back home but me and my wife always knew we would move away (internationally in our case) sooner or later.
