I was a stressed-out, type-A college student. My study abroad experience in Argentina helped me become less anxious.

• Growing up, I was always stressed, overworked, and described as type-A; it got worse in college.
• When I studied abroad in Argentina for a semester, I learned there is a different way of living. 
• The laidback culture of Argentina helped me destress.

From my early days as an elementary school student, I've always associated striving with success. As a child, my self-worth was closely tied to how much I could accomplish and how busy I was. If I wasn't doing something productive, I felt useless.