Being a student, especially international student, was never as easy as I thought before. There are a whole bunch of things to do, and you have more responsibilities not only to yourself but to people around you also. When I first came here, I didn’t know anybody here. I found myself in a very horrible situation when I had to choose for my classes on the first semester, even messed up I’d say. I know a lot of new students were having a hard time at their first semester and trust me, you’re not the only one. Second semester was so much better than the first semester. You’ll find it easier to get into the classes that you want, and you know better about what classes you have to take. And I’d recommend the drama class, it was so much fun and you can make some friends with new people, especially Americans. I took that class and I was the only international students in that class. But you know what, the other students were so nice and it’s fun to talk to them. Then you’ll have your summer, and you’ll find yourself get tan A LOT. I even feel like a zebra right now (since I wrote this on summer, and it’s definitely BURNING outside). And I got my first job, it was so exciting to get my first paycheck. If you’re looking for a job, then I’d suggest you to look for it when the semester is going to end, because a lot of students will be transferring which means, a lot of openings especially for fall semester. Well, I’m going to have my third semester this fall, and I’m excited about it. Living in the US isn’t that bad, even though sometimes life can be sucks and you’ll hate it. But actually, it’s fun to be an international student in here. I find it exciting if I meet people that speak the same language with me, because you’re not in your home country, you’re in other people’s country. And you’ll feel a lot of changes in your life. One year in my life has gone so fast, that I could still remember the very first time I arrived in SFO, seems just like yesterday. You might find it quite expensive to spend your money here for food and other stuffs. And you might be surprised when you found out that a book could worth $100 something. But you’ll get used to it, at least after one semester. I found myself changed a lot then what I used to be. I even have a different perspective of life now than what I used to have. Life goes on, it’ll change a lot, but you’ll find it’s fun to see it changes. So just try to enjoy your time here, make friends a lot, have fun, and try not to get stressed out a lot, LOL.
Life as an international student-by tHa
That's my essay for the DVC international students newsletter on fall. So just check it out and drop me some comments about it. :]
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