As an international student, I moved quite a few times throughout my life, I speak three languages fluently (working on my fourth) and I currently study in the United States. Whether you’re an international student that moved once, moved 5 times or 700 times you will be able to relate to some, if not all, of these. If you’re not an international student in the US, let me enlighten you.
This is one of your most used apps. You still don’t get why people use GroupMe or any other application if we can just use WhatsApp.
You still struggle sometimes scheduling a call with your family and friends from back home.
You’re jet-lagged when you fly back home and by the time you get used to that timezone you have to come back to school and then you’re jet-lagged again. You end up spending the first or two weeks like this:
When they start talking about jet lag you just:
When people complain about the time difference between the east and west coast you can’t help but roll your eyes.
Fahrenheit to celsius, miles to kilometers, pounds to kilograms, inches to centimeters and the list goes on and on. Converting dollars to your currency and then adding the tax to it became a part of your daily life.
The answer is always longer and a bit more complicated than locals.
Sometimes you even run into old friends in international airports in a random country and that moment is truly magical.
You definitely enjoy the food and the long weekend even if it means spending the weekend alone in your dorm.
It’s good but it is not THAT good.
You definitely had times when you mixed your languages or forgot how to say a specific word in one language and your brain is just like:
That moment they speak the same language as you, this is the ultimate sign you are an international student in the US.
Especially if you moved around and you had friends with different accents as well.
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