Why Did I Pursue My Career Of Deciding On A Major?

Deciding on a major is usually the greatest decision a person makes once high school is over. This will determine the rest of that person's life for many years to come, and for that, is a decision that takes time to figure out. For many people this puzzling part of life is over once they start the career of their choosing; for me it did not end there. The troubles my country was going through at that time have reached my University; riots were happening on campus and the National Guard had to intervene many times. Because of this, my family did not want me to continue my education there, so we started looking at options abroad. This was the time when I had to weight the pros and cons of studying in another country versus staying at home, and how would that affect the rest of my life.
The fact is, at my home country that career was one year less and I already passed the first year; meaning I could graduate earlier. There were a couple of subjects the first year that I did not like and going to Costa Rica meant I had to take them again. Adding to the negative side was the budget. At home, Universities had no tuition fees, so I was not paying for my education at the moment. On the other hand, there was a lot of political and civil unrest that was affecting Universities more and more. I had my car stolen at the campus parking lot, two of my classmates were assaulted leaving class, and professors were threatening on going on strike due to payments being delayed.
This decision will not only affect me in the next couple of years but also my whole life. If I continued with medical school outside my home country, I would have to go through special evaluations if I ever planned to return and practice medicine. Seeing as things were back home at the time the idea of returning was very slim, and going to study in Costa Rica will give me