The First Study Tour My first study tour changed my attitude for life. . When I was a sophomore in Wenzao, I received an email from the school. That email was about a study tour. I had never been overseas to study English, so I wanted to try it. I told my parents my decision. My father agreed and also encouraged me to study English abroad. Next year, I went to Ireland. That was a good experience, even though I stayed in an unfamiliar country alone. When I arrived in Ireland, I ran into the first challenge. My location of homestay was very far from my college; as a result , I need to know how to take a bus to go to my college. Fortunately , I had a roommate. She was a Korean. She taught me how to use Google map and downloaded Irish bus application. Unfortunately, she took a bus with me only once. If I wanted to go somewhere, I had to take a bus alone and find a bus station by myself . I remember that I was going to my location of homestay after a linguistic course from the school on the first day; I lost my way to go to the nineteenth bus stop. I stood on that road and felt helpless. The temperature was low. I was shivering. I thought that I needed to ask someone. Though my English was not fluent, I tried to ask a woman. “ Excuse me, could you tell me how to go to the nineteenth bus stop?” I said. She thought for a moment. She said : “Sorry , I am not sure. Maybe you could go straight”; I was disappointed and anxious but I didn’t give up to find my bus stop. I looked at Google map and kept going. Suddenly , I saw a bus stop and I ran to it. It was the nineteenth. “ Yes ! I made it.” I said. I was so proud of me in that day. When I took a bus to go home in the first Saturday, it came one thing which it was the worst experience in my life. I fell over on the street when I got off a bus. I was a little dazed because a serious impact. I tried to stand up and saw my pants were broken. I wished that there was a person who might help me at that moment but there was no anyone caring about me. I felt very pain so I sat on a bench. After ten minutes, I felt a breath of cool air on my face. My hands were freezing and felt stiff in my legs. I tried to stand up again and walked slowly. I spend more time to arrive home than before. If I had never been to Ireland, I won’t have known how to face difficulty when I was alone. I studied English and also learned independent. I have become more courageous than before.