How often do international kids in boarding schools Skype/chat with their friends back home? Do they lose contact? Thanks!!
I’m not an international student, but I am attending a college that is 1000+ miles away from home/ my friends. It is possible to keep in touch and still maintain a close relationship! I think what I’ve found the most helpful is to set aside a time (once a month or once every two weeks) to just sit a talk (on the phone or on skype) with your friends. I also think it’s important to not let the fact that you don’t always talk every day, or even every week get to you! If you accept that both you and your friends are busy and have many things to do, but also still care for each other that will be key. The second you start thinking your friendship is ending because you haven’t talked in the past week is when things can get nasty/ resentful. You can’t do anything about the distance, but you can make the effort to reach out every so often and just talk