Change of Life

Experiencing in change for every person is something inevitably for their life. From the beginning of in which they were born until the last entire life, people often engaged something different every time. This changing also includes for a student who enroll to study abroad in order to achieve a higher academic qualification. As an international university student, one probably has to encounter to some challenges that might be not generally well-understood. Those could affect their livingaway from home both individually and socially and finally require some skills to get used to the changes.

Firstly, there are individual problem that would be confronted with all kinds challenges such as finding accommodationand shopping orserving food for themselves. These might present difficulties to student who has not lived independently before. Looking for a room asks a better communication in negotiate with the landlord. In addition, sharing with roommate also need a capability on how to understand or respect each other while trying not to involve with conflict. Thus might be helpful to understand the lease agreement before making contract. If somebody must share with others, build bond relationship frequently will overcome this problem. Another experience is having different diet for unfamiliar taste or buying fresh food for cooking to save budget rather than visiting restaurants. To overcome this problem, the best strategy is learning to cook after finding appropriate groceries with good price and taste.

There are also social issues which affect like understanding different academic culture and feeling loneliness due to long distant from families or friends. It is often said that usually western universities learning styles are different from others so that new students need to adapt with this different rules. Yet, generally some universities offer many learning centres to seek assistance out of class. Feeling homesick normally appears for international students. Nonetheless, universities also have many organizations such as overseas student associations. It will be beneficial to meet them before entering the class. Moreover, it is very possible for every student to join and make friends at sports or hobby clubs around university.

Finally, there are several effects will change a person life when leaving home for studying overseas related to individual and social lifestyle. However, as international students, dealing with new environment must be practiced to make them accustomed to living away from homes. Hence, these are no longer become problems to those who prefer exciting learningfor their life.