Bubble Breaching

In Tara's essay, I appreciate the fact that she attempts to break out of a comfort zone who's grip is tight on her shoulders. I'm fairly sure that after such an...ordeal, to call it something, she finds it easier to break out of her comfort zone.

In this way, I feel that breaching out of comfort zones thoughout one's lifetime contributes to a more flexible and well-rounded character with numerous skills and experiences. Sometimes we find ourselves stranded in tightly-knit bubbles, claustrophobic and fearful of straying from its boundaries, as was Tara in at the start of her trip to Europe. Other times, we find ourselves in a larger bubble, like college, where the freedom to diversify your skills and tastes becomes highly accepted and encouraged. As one bubble burst, another one forms. Here are two videos of what I would like to be able to say of my own life, some day: