Professor Craig Parsons’ guest lecture taught me a lot about Brexit and the European Union. I learned that people who live in an EU country can travel freely to other EU countries without having to stop at borders. The EU also has mutual recognition of countries’ regulations. Furthermore, licensing for jobs is transferable in EU countries, which is different from US states. For example, if someone living in Germany moved to France, they would still be able to do their job without obtaining new certification. However, if someone living in Oregon wanted to work in California, they would not be able to without getting a California license for their job. In addition to easier travel for citizens of EU countries, the EU gives European countries more power than they would have on their own, because many of them are fairly small countries.