18 Things Only People Who Studied Abroad Will Understand
November 11, 2017
EasyUni Staff
1. Nothing is as exciting as exploring the city you have moved to or travelling to the surrounding countries. You just can't get enough of this new place.
2. Despite what your parents may have said, eating pizza for every meal will not make you sick. Pizza is, after all, the staple of students all around the world!
3. When going out, the calculator app on your phone is always open. However, no matter how many times you convert the price to the currency you understand, you will never get used to it.
4. When you need the entire menu to be translated at a new restaurant and find 0 familiar dishes...
5. When you have to figure out how to bring back home all the stuff you have accumulated over time and you wonder, when did I buy the entire shop?
6. Ridiculously long visa applications
7. When you never have enough money because you need to get EVERYTHING and want to go everywhere
8. Trying to figure out the public transport system and ending up at the other end of the city...
9. Going home to your mom’s cooking is like
10. When you find a restaurant that has food from your country...
11. But it tastes completely wrong and you vow never to go there again
12. When you either lost your belongings or had them stolen
13. When you tried to figure out an international phone plan and failed to find something that will let you make enough calls and SMSs
14. The whole concept of time is different, and you either show up on time for something starting 2 hours late, or 2 hours late for something starting right on time.
15. Waking up on your own and being responsible for your own schedule is a whole new ballgame
16. Having to find accommodation off campus when you’re no longer a first-year student
17. Being the exotic foreigner in your group
18. But you know that studying abroad basically ruined your life because nothing else will ever compare
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