International Students who are getting use to college life in the USA. Over the past eight years Planet College has had several posts about this time of year and the endings and the beginnings which occur. You can read several of them here .
International Students have additional concerns along with those which are traditional with domestic college students. Due to the pace of life in the USA and the additional pressures on college students to complete their eduction and get a job it is possible that some basic details my slip past the most dilligent of students.
Planet College International has found this site helpful. The link is to an entry by Brianna Davis who spent a year teaching English in China. Brianna's post list suggestions for Resolutions for the New Year. She also explains what resolutions are and their significance culturally in the USA.
New Year's Resolutions are a tradition in the USA. What a resolution is is very simple. A resolution
is a goal. Americans at this time of year draw up a list of goals they wish to achieve and these
are referred to as their New Year's Resolution.
Common resolutions are; Lose Weight, Stop Smoking, Exercise and even Earn More Money.
This practice is so common that during January in the USA it is common to hear one person say to another, " How's your new year's resolution coming."
Right now, before the busyness of the New Year takes over your daily life take a look at Brianna's list. Some of her suggestions could prove useful for your life on Planet College in the USA.
And Happy New Year from Planet College International.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Found In Translation
A popular film Lost In Translation features the actor, Bill Murray, who travels to Japan and there encounters the difficulties of a visitor to a foreign land with no language skills.
As an International Student you may have ecountered and probably overcome many such obstacles.
By now your experience in the USA has prepared you for the unexpected. The flexibility you have developed can quite possibly be useful in applying for and finding work.
First of all it is important to note whether according to your Visa you are permitted to work in the USA. If not you have probably come in contact with other International students who earn money working what is called her 'under the table'. This phrase means the employer pays cash to the employee, often in the form of a check, without the usual taxes and other deductions required.
Some students, through this means, work in the areas of child care, coaching, instructing skills such as music or yoga and even as translators.
If you are considering or have pursued some under the table work you should be aware that at some point you may be liable for taxes on your earnings.
If on the other hand you are eligible to work legally in the USA a publication, US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT, has some guidelines and insights you may find useful here.
What ever you choose it is always wise to consider your overall situation, school schedule, living situation and immigration status. Informed decisions are in the long run the most useful.
As an International Student you may have ecountered and probably overcome many such obstacles.
By now your experience in the USA has prepared you for the unexpected. The flexibility you have developed can quite possibly be useful in applying for and finding work.
First of all it is important to note whether according to your Visa you are permitted to work in the USA. If not you have probably come in contact with other International students who earn money working what is called her 'under the table'. This phrase means the employer pays cash to the employee, often in the form of a check, without the usual taxes and other deductions required.
Some students, through this means, work in the areas of child care, coaching, instructing skills such as music or yoga and even as translators.
If you are considering or have pursued some under the table work you should be aware that at some point you may be liable for taxes on your earnings.
If on the other hand you are eligible to work legally in the USA a publication, US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT, has some guidelines and insights you may find useful here.
What ever you choose it is always wise to consider your overall situation, school schedule, living situation and immigration status. Informed decisions are in the long run the most useful.
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