14 things I took away (and hope you do, too) from studying abroad
"Here, there is an insane love of football, of celebration, of music." "A city that thinks a table is for dancing on." "We do things differently here." "It all comes from here." I smiled as I read these quotes about Manchester by famous Brits — actors, musicians and athletes — in a shop the morning before I left. That's because now I understand. I didn't know what to expect from Manchester. A few of you know that I originally wasn't even supposed to go there. When I did decide to, I hadn't done a lot of research; I hadn't even heard of the city except for Manchester United. (It was in the U.K. and didn't require knowledge of another language, which, in my frenzied state at the time, was enough…