Being a Foreign Student

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Dmitry Babenkov Eng 111A Mrs England Monday 4/8 Being a Foreign Student Becoming a foreign student in order to study abroad in another city can change your life in many ways. Living and studying in a city far away from home can cause many effects, outcome of which can change a student’s form of life. When I became a student at University of Pikeville, many things changed or had to change for me in the future. I don’t have the privilege to still be living with my parents anymore; I had to find a way to adapt, to adjust. I had to find a way to be able to live in harmony with others, to be independent; being a foreign student forces you to learn a lot of things. At the beginning the journey can be somewhat difficult, there many obstacles that can come your way. The main problem and the one that affected me the most is the fact that I do not live with my parents anymore. It was comfortable when my mum cooked for me, cleaned after me, made my life very comfortable. While my dad took me to school and back, drove me to my tennis practice and back. The only responsibilities you could have is keeping your room clean and be up to date with your school work. As international student I have to live in a dormitory or in some cases you can rent an apartment. Taking care of laundry, cleaning and cooking are all part of your responsibilities. I had to adjust to a lot of things, in other words you have to learn how to be independent. Another effect that I experienced is that I had to find my own way around the city. Barely any international students have a car in this country. Without a car I had to learn how to use public transportation, but lucky for me I made friends with bunch of American guys who have cars so they can drive me around. Not having a car causes a lot of restrictions because most of the nights you ending up staying at your dorm room rather than

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