Posted by: infonews March 13, 2014
27 Struggles Every International Student At An American College Knows Too Well
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1. When you got off the plane…
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
…and complete panic set in. WHAT were you doing in this strange land?
2. This was you on your first day at school
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
Wuss.
3. You figured Skyping home would help you through the transition but then your laptop crashed.
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
When you finally got it to work all you wanted to do was jump through the screen and be home already.
4. But things started to look up. Your advisor pronounced your name right!
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
You didn’t even have to correct him.
Then Starbucks spelled your name right on your coffee cup!
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
You almost peed your pants from the joy!
5. Meanwhile you tried to field asinine questions like this:
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
And the only reaction you had was…
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
…I mean how? Just how?
The questions continued.
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
And they were downright painful.
6. You also got this a lot.
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
You got it so many times that…
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
…meh.
7. But amidst all this you managed to bust a stereotype. Bazinga!
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
You couldn’t stop that 1000 watt smile. Mwahahahaha proved them all wrong didn’t you?
8. You also got caught reinforcing a stereotype.
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
Oh well it’s who you are and where you came from so there.
9. Finding your favorite food from home at the local grocery store was cause for a party!
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
10. This was you trying to make friends:
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
Then you remembered you spoke their language. Duh!
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
And that got you to this crazy bunch.
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Very crafty.
11. Remember that time when you asked your parents for money?
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And they said no.
So you tried to guilt them in to sending you some.
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
12. When one of your new friends invited you over for dinner…
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
you wanted to do this but…
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
…this is what you mustered up.
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
13. However, after the initial hiccups…
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
Your friends became family and…
…this strange land became home.
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
Hooray for making it!
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To
13 Things Every International Student Can Relate To

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