I studied abroad in Australia for a semester. Within the first few weeks of being there I had a pretty serious injury while surfing. I am from the U.S. and was planning to travel the whole country while I was there. I caused trauma to my chest and neck while surfing. I was in the hospital for four days and they told me that I wouldn't be able to fly for the next three months. I had trips planned with all my friends, but had to cancel them since I could no longer take airplanes. Instead of sitting around, I took buses up the East Coast of Australia. If it weren't for getting injured, I wouldn't have met some of my best friends from my whole entire time in Aus. When I finally was able to fly again I immediately took a trip to New Zealand for two weeks with a group-tour bus and once again met some of the best people ever. I still talk to people from that trip all the time. Makes me think that if I were never to get injured I would have only stuck around my friends who I met from the Uni I was attending. Thankfully, the injury made me get out of my comfort zone and travel alone. I met so many amazing people and learned a lot about myself. One thing I learned through it all is that doing things that make you uncomfortable can be the only way to get comfortable at something. If anyone is interested, I created a video of my time there and would be happy to send the Youtube Link.