Everyone may have different purposes for going abroad. In this classmate’s case, his family may have asked him to go abroad for a tour and see what foreign countries are like, treating it as a long-term trip. Although this may not be in line with the most correct values ????at the moment, I believe that many students who read this article will not agree with this student’s approach like the editor. It is a pity for others to leave great educational resources and then waste them.
To be fair, I believe that many students’ original intention of studying abroad is because they have higher pursuits. As a foreigner, they learn new knowledge in a place that is unfamiliar to them in a language other than their own mother tongue. , and to succeed under such a premise is not an easy task in itself.
Get out of your comfort zone. I believe everyone should be very familiar with this sentence, and it should have appeared in various chicken soup articles. What you have to face when going abroad is definitely not only the inconvenience in daily life, but also a kind of mental torture.
In life, when you first go out, you may feel uncomfortable eating. Many international students like to say that foreign food cannot satisfy my "Chinese stomach"; the cost suddenly increased, and just now In the past, I didn’t understand prices, so I would convert everything into RMB first, and then everything would feel expensive. When I first arrived in a strange environment and faced with different cultures and customs, I believe many people would suffer a loss or even be deceived at first. Be fooled; sometimes you can save money if you don’t have money. If you get sick, it’s not a matter of money. I saw a message from an international student before saying that getting sick in the United States is cheaper than the round-trip air ticket plus the cost of being in China. The cost of medical treatment adds up.
The mental pressure is even greater. I believe there are no students who miss home when they first arrive in a foreign country, right? Especially during the holidays, I eat pizza by myself and watch the Spring Festival Gala on the Internet for a while, and then I am definitely not the only one who continues to catch up on papers. There is also a lot of pressure in studying. I saw someone commenting on Zhihu that studying I can't compete with compatriots in science, and I can't compete with foreigners in liberal arts. I despair of foreign campuses full of top academics. Also, the most mentioned word may be loneliness. Not only in study, but also in life, and most importantly, even at a party, I sometimes feel extremely lonely. Just like Asang's song "Leaves", carnival is the loneliness of a group of people.
Carnival is the loneliness of a group of people
Maybe many of the examples mentioned above are a bit extreme, but the editor saw many people on the Internet mentioning the process of studying abroad again. , the tone is either self-deprecating or indifferent, but mostly full of gratitude and aftertaste. I am grateful for my efforts and recall my hard work.
Although when I look back, it may no longer be hard, for many people, it may be the first time they realize themselves, and it turns out that I can still do this.
You will always have your own success, come on!