Beyond the Strawberry Label: Why This Generation Is Braver Than We Think
They've been called soft, fragile, easily bruised: the infamous "strawberry generation" that supposedly crumbles under pressure. Yet look closer and you'll find young people packing their bags for six-month stints in unfamiliar cities, working in foreign offices, and choosing uncertainty over comfort. The stereotype doesn't hold up when you watch a twenty-something confidently board a flight to an internship halfway across the world. Colosseum, Rome, Feb 2024 What's changed? Access, plain and simple. Today's youth aren't just dreaming about global experiences; they're living them. University exchanges that were once for the privileged few are now almost standard. Tech companies offer rotations across continents. Start-ups recruit interns internationally. The infrastructure for this kind of mobility has exploded in ways that simply didn't exist a generation ago. I'm watching my own three tackle a world vastly different from mine. Shannon...
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