10 Things That Only International Students Understand
Being an international student is a tough gig, filled with many challenges. Here are 10 things that only International Students will understand:
No one can pronounce your name right, and when someone finally does, you’re ecstatic.
You realise that possibly 90% of the people you meet have a completely different understanding and inaccurate picture of your home country. Then you try to set the record straight. Then you give up.
When your family calls you at 3am for a Skype call.
You’ve mastered the time difference and currency conversion, but you still convert everything to ‘real money’ in your mind, before you buy anything.
You enjoy the reactions of your local friends when they hear you talking to your family in your own language
You couldn’t live without WhatsApp, FaceTime, Skype, Viber and iMessage. You also look for any App that allows you to communicate with your family for free.
The excitement when you meet someone else from the same country.
The little happy dance you do when you find a café with reliable WiFi.
When you hear people complaining about 5 hour flights, your reaction is somewhere along the lines of: “That’s it?”
You miss mums cooking. A lot.
Your first day driving in Australia.