International Students, how has your life changed since you left home?

College Life
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<p>I did not post this in the international student thread so people who are studying in their home country can see how studying abroad can influence their life. </p>

<p>As the year pass away from home, I feel that I am becoming a more mature person. At the same time, I want to return at least every two years so I will not feel like a stranger in my own country when I go there. You know those people who go home after ten years, they don’t even know in which street their primary school is. </p>

<p>-The biggest change for me was that I am no longer homophobe and it happened last year. I come from a homophobic society so my family and my friends will be like WAW! When I will tell them that I talk to gays. I wouldn’t mind also if a member of my family is gay. </p>

<p>-I always wanted to leave home and I was ready for it but sometimes I just feel that it will be perfect if my parents could be to take some decision at my place. </p>

<p>-Someone in a forum told me once, that most of my questions were in English. I felt bad using English more than my native languages. I was linguistically confused and thought that my cultural identity was messed up till I realize that “I am just multicultural and multilingual” now. Oops! Not so bad.</p>

<p>-I love my siblings and miss our futile fights.</p>

<p>-The best one is that I love my country more than I could ever imagine. Nothing is better than home. </p>

<p>And I realized how lucky I am for studying here because there are a lot of young people like who never had this chance and will never have it. </p>

<p>Your turn guys!</p>

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<p>OK bump!bump!bump!</p>

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<p>where are you came from? how long hv you been here?</p>

<p>those are true..i feel im more mature and in this past year, i really made all of my decisions on my own and im proud of that. noone of my hometown friends would have to deal with all of these college things on their own.</p>

<p>about family, i went to the US with my twin sis and im not that close with my lil brother,so i didnt get homesick at all. but yes,i always miss all of my fam and HS friends.</p>

<p>i want to go home next christmas,i miss indonesian food SO MUCHHHHH
i can make ten pages list of food that i have to eat while im there.. :)</p>

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<p>I can’t go home this summer. I also miss the food and my HS friends. I should take a day off to write to most of them. It has been 3 years since I came to the US. I came alone for HS then I went to college. At least you have a sis with you. Oh lord, I want to go home so badly. LOL</p>