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Something I wrote for my International Business students, as the semester closes. *** You could spend your entire career, your entire life, in the Rochester area. It's a nice place to live, a good place to settle down, raise a family, build a life. But you don't have to. You could stay entirely in New York State. Maybe find a job in Albany or Buffalo, maybe get a job in the City. The City is a lovely place to work and live, once you get used to it and understand the rhythms and rules of how the city works. But you don't have to. Statistically speaking, other than perhaps the occasional business trip, you quite possibly will spend all of your career in the United States. For most of my life, the United States was the beacon of democracy and freedom and enterprise; while it was never perfect, it strove to be an exemplar for the rest of the world to emulate. For many people, America is still the place to be, and you could potentially spend your entire life and career here. But you don't have to. There are more things in heaven and earth than can be found within the borders of this country. The world is out there. Lives far from these borders await if you're willing to go out there. Languages, citizenships, cultures, these are all barriers that can be circumvented or overcome to set up a career almost anywhere in the world. If you want to. *** #business #education #immigration