All Alone And Far From Home

International Students have  traveled far to get their USA college degree.  International Students have for decades bravely left family and friends to pursue the advantages of andAmerican College degree.

While here these students have seen that America offers many attractions, sites, events and people to help an international student fill the void left by residing far from home.  Yet even this myriad of opportunities does not always completely close the gap International Students feel.

While it may not be 'cool' to be homesick sooner or later many International Students realize there really is no place like home.  While contact with home can now be easily achieved through smartphones, texting and even skype there is really nothing like being there.  And at times there is nothing lonelier that NOT being there. Loneliness sucks.

When an International Student feels this pointed lack there can be a solution right on campus. Other students, even American students, are often far from home and feel this same lack. And they may miss their friends and family, too.  Particularly now, during Summer Term, there are a wider variety of students on campus, possibly even International Students. At times it seems awkward, very awkward, for an International Student to approach another student not known to them.

It takes courage to do this. but one student found a way to use his limited English to his advantage.
Read the next post to find out how.