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I really liked this movie. It made me nostalgic for a time that I have actually never experienced in my own life. To be young and living abroad seems like one of those special experiences in life, one in which you meet new friends, explore new places, and feel that life is one big adventure. I just graduated from college, and it was the best time, but I never did the study abroad thing, so watching this movie was the closest that I have come to it, and I guess I was kinda living vicariously through the experiences of all those characters. I was totally immersed into the story and wanted it to keep on going, but like in the real world, the story does have to end and friends do have to go their separate ways.
But the experience can change life for the better. Xavier learned to follow his passion in life and not conform to the blueprint that so many people follow. He trades in the security and stability of cubicle life for his childhood dream, writing. It was a predictable ending, but inspiring nonetheless. I highly recommend this film.
I really liked this movie. It made me nostalgic for a time that I have actually never experienced in my own life. To be young and living abroad seems like one of those special experiences in life, one in which you meet new friends, explore new places, and feel that life is one big adventure. I just graduated from college, and it was the best time, but I never did the study abroad thing, so watching this movie was the closest that I have come to it, and I guess I was kinda living vicariously through the experiences of all those characters. I was totally immersed into the story and wanted it to keep on going, but like in the real world, the story does have to end and friends do have to go their separate ways.
But the experience can change life for the better. Xavier learned to follow his passion in life and not conform to the blueprint that so many people follow. He trades in the security and stability of cubicle life for his childhood dream, writing. It was a predictable ending, but inspiring nonetheless. I highly recommend this film.
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