Poetic and inspirational advantages of studying abroad beyond their original purpose which is to get college degree in NY City
Advantages
1. Learning English
2. Independency
3. Cultural Diversity
3. Cultural Benefits of the city(Museums, Various Food, Musicals, etc)
4. Self Education, Self Discovery
Disadvantages
1. Expansive Living Expanses
2. Limitation in working
3. Language Problem
Living away from your country can be a really interesting and unforgettable experience, but at the same time it has very important effects on one's life. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the three main effects that living in another country can produce in your personal life.
The major effect, and also a very common one, is that once you start a regular life away from home, you miss everything. This fact doesn't mean that you are unhappy but that you are aware of being on your own. Missing your family and the attention they all paid to you is a very usual thing to do. Little details like sitting on a Sunday morning watching TV alone instead of helping your dad organizing his things or having a nice chat with your mom makes you realize how valuable your family really is. It is also completely acceptable to miss all the facilities you used to have back at home, like your house, your car, your bed, and your bathroom. It's obvious then that you have started to appreciate everything you had back where you belong.
The second main effect would be learning how to accept another type of society and culture into your daily life. Since you are living in a place with different customs and traditions from yours, you have to be able to develop yourself in unknown conditions. This means making new friends, learning other points of view, accepting different opinions and values, and seizing every opportunity you have to go to new places. Therefore, you'll be able to achieve true knowledge. Suggesting to change your mind totally or to be square minded would be foolish; the best thing to do would be to stick to your most important values and, according to them, change those that you believe could be improved.
The most significant effect of living away from home is the independent behavior that grows inside of you. Living on your own far from your family gives you a lot of experiences toward organizing your life. Since it is up to you and no one else to go to school, clean your room, wash your clothes, and organize your expenses, it is predictable that you will have a good and strong meaning of responsibility. Being independent and responsible will help you get through life every goal you want to achieve.
Living far from home, even for a short period of time, can be really hard at the beginning. We have to remember that all changes are difficult, but they are necessary to go through them to build character. Most important of all, it helps us appreciate everything we have. Not realizing how lucky we are can be a really bad mistake because things don't last forever and we have to make the best out of them.
Immigrants' Story
1
Mr Kim worked in LG in Korea.
He was given an order from the company to work in the company's overseas branch in New Jersey for 3years.
So, he and his family moved to New Jersey from Korea 8years ago.
At the time his son was 10 and his daughter was 8years old.
They were admitted to an elementary school.
After 3years of contracted works, he and his wife suffered to make a decision whether they would go back to Korea or not.
Because they had to consider their children.
Their children had been studying for 3years in the U.S. and they were already very familiar with american school system.
Mr Kim was wondering if their children can be adapted to the Korean school system because they were too young to accept new environment easily.
So, they decided that Mr Kim went back to the main office in Korea and his wife and children stayed in the U.S.
Mrs Kim said "It was extremely diffcult decision, but for our children's future we decided to be seperated temporarily."
She also blamed for a Korean educational problem such as intense competition between each student, very expansive extracurricular lessons, excessive school hours, and etc.
Since her husband went back to Korea, she had only taken care of their children, so she had finacially hard time.
However, when her children became highschool students, she could have a part time job and have extra money.
Now, her son is a college student and her daughter is studying well in a highschool.
She thinks it was a good decision to stay here and never regreted.
2
15years ago, he failed his business and decided to immigrate to the U.S.
At first, he came to the U.S. without his family. He had done many kinds of part time jobs to save money. After 3years of hard working, he finally could start his own business and it was a small laundry. As soon as he opened his store, he had his family move into the U.S.
Until now, they have been working very hard. They have no problem financially and they have a house and a car. He said he's very satisfied with his life in america. But the only thing of his problem is the relationship with his children. The couple have been working really hard outside, so they have not had enough time to take care of their children. The children almost forgot their parnet's language and they only speak English, but their parents cannot speak English fluently. So, there have been a problem of communication between them. Fortunately, the children didn't make any problem and they are college students now. But they are still awkward each other and have a communication problem. The parents gave an advice to the people who just moved to the U.S. and planning to move, even though you are really busy, you have to care about your children as much as possible and teach them your own language beside English.
Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville came to the U.S. to study U.S. prison system. But, once he came to U.S. he was more interested in to study U.S. democracy system, because his country France did not have democracy at the time.
In his theory, for democracy, there are three generative principles-Equality, Sovereignty, Public Opinion.
Sunday
Hypothesis
Hypothesis
This thesis presents the hypothesis that travel inspires unlikely forms of learning, beyond easily measurable parameters such ascollege degrees.
Such a hypothesis could open a new vision for the aesthetic, poetic and inspirational advantages of study outside of ones own country, which has applications in effective education as well as new forms of tourism.
This thesis presents the hypothesis that travel inspires unlikely forms of learning, beyond easily measurable parameters such ascollege degrees.
Such a hypothesis could open a new vision for the aesthetic, poetic and inspirational advantages of study outside of ones own country, which has applications in effective education as well as new forms of tourism.
Monday
International Students in NYC
International Students Rate in the U.S.
All of the five leading sending countries experienced increases in enrollment in 2006/07, and these five countries account for almost half (47%) of all international students in the United States.
India remains the largest sending country for the 4th consecutive year with a total of 80,466 students, a modest 1% increase over the previous year's enrollments. China, the second-largest sending country with 62,523 students, had a 1% increase in enrollment, after experiencing a decline of 5% the previous year. The Republic of Korea, which remained the third leading sender for the fourth year in a row, was up by 2% to 53,358. Japan, the fourth leading sender with 42,215 students in the U.S., experienced an increase in enrollment of 3%, reversing a trend in declining enrollments that began three years ago. Enrollments of students from Canada, the only non-Asian country in the top five, increased by 4% to 28,140.
Students from Taiwan (#6 with 25,914) and Mexico (#7 with 13,063) declined by 1% and 2% respectively, while Turkey (#8 with 12,474) experienced the highest rate of growth among the top senders, with an increase of 9%. Despite a decrease of 1% to 8,640, Germany rose in position from #11 last year to #9 in 2004/05, due to larger decreases in students from Thailand and Indonesia. Thailand (#10 with 8,637 students) decreased by 3%. Of the top twenty sending countries, the sharpest decreases were reported from Indonesia (down 13% to 7,760), Kenya (down 9% to 6,728), Pakistan (down 14% to 6,296) and Malaysia (down 5% to 6,142).
Expenses
International students brought $13.3 billion dollars to the U.S. economy last year in money spent on tuition, living expenses, and related costs, according to the NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Open Doors 2006/07 data from campuses indicate that nearly 72% of all international students reported their primary source of funding coming from personal and family sources or other sources outside of the United States.
University of Southern California hosts the largest number of international students. For the fourth consecutive year, the University of Southern California was the leading host institution (6,846). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign hosted the second highest number of foreign students (5,560). Other campuses hosting the most foreign students were: University of Texas at Austin (5,333), Columbia University (5,278) New York University (5,140), Purdue University (4,921) University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (4,632), Boston University (4,541), UCLA (4,217), and Ohio State University (4,140). In 2006/07, 145 U.S. colleges and universities hosted 1,000 or more international students - with 28 of these campuses hosting more than 3,000 international students each. More than 25% of the foreign students in the United States in 2004/05 were hosted by just 40 universities with the largest number of foreign students.
California is the leading host state for international students (75,032, down 3%), followed by New York (61,944, down 2%), Texas (47,367, up 5%), Massachusetts (27,985, down 2%) and Florida (26,264, up 2%). Of the top 20 leading hosting states, six states saw increases in foreign enrollments: Florida and Texas (as above), Maryland (13,439, up 6%), Georgia (12,111, up 1%), Arizona (10,011, up 1%), and North Carolina (9,029, up 2%), while 14 reported declines.
The most popular fields of study for international students in the U.S. are Business and Management (18% of total), Engineering (16.5%) and Mathematics and Computer Sciences (9%), although this year all three leading fields reported a decline in enrollments compared to last year, down 8%, 2% and 25%, respectively. Fields experiencing growth include the Physical and Life Sciences (up 11%), the Health Professions (up 2%), Intensive English Language (up 8%) and Agriculture (up 3%).
All of the five leading sending countries experienced increases in enrollment in 2006/07, and these five countries account for almost half (47%) of all international students in the United States.
India remains the largest sending country for the 4th consecutive year with a total of 80,466 students, a modest 1% increase over the previous year's enrollments. China, the second-largest sending country with 62,523 students, had a 1% increase in enrollment, after experiencing a decline of 5% the previous year. The Republic of Korea, which remained the third leading sender for the fourth year in a row, was up by 2% to 53,358. Japan, the fourth leading sender with 42,215 students in the U.S., experienced an increase in enrollment of 3%, reversing a trend in declining enrollments that began three years ago. Enrollments of students from Canada, the only non-Asian country in the top five, increased by 4% to 28,140.
Students from Taiwan (#6 with 25,914) and Mexico (#7 with 13,063) declined by 1% and 2% respectively, while Turkey (#8 with 12,474) experienced the highest rate of growth among the top senders, with an increase of 9%. Despite a decrease of 1% to 8,640, Germany rose in position from #11 last year to #9 in 2004/05, due to larger decreases in students from Thailand and Indonesia. Thailand (#10 with 8,637 students) decreased by 3%. Of the top twenty sending countries, the sharpest decreases were reported from Indonesia (down 13% to 7,760), Kenya (down 9% to 6,728), Pakistan (down 14% to 6,296) and Malaysia (down 5% to 6,142).
Expenses
International students brought $13.3 billion dollars to the U.S. economy last year in money spent on tuition, living expenses, and related costs, according to the NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Open Doors 2006/07 data from campuses indicate that nearly 72% of all international students reported their primary source of funding coming from personal and family sources or other sources outside of the United States.
University of Southern California hosts the largest number of international students. For the fourth consecutive year, the University of Southern California was the leading host institution (6,846). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign hosted the second highest number of foreign students (5,560). Other campuses hosting the most foreign students were: University of Texas at Austin (5,333), Columbia University (5,278) New York University (5,140), Purdue University (4,921) University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (4,632), Boston University (4,541), UCLA (4,217), and Ohio State University (4,140). In 2006/07, 145 U.S. colleges and universities hosted 1,000 or more international students - with 28 of these campuses hosting more than 3,000 international students each. More than 25% of the foreign students in the United States in 2004/05 were hosted by just 40 universities with the largest number of foreign students.
California is the leading host state for international students (75,032, down 3%), followed by New York (61,944, down 2%), Texas (47,367, up 5%), Massachusetts (27,985, down 2%) and Florida (26,264, up 2%). Of the top 20 leading hosting states, six states saw increases in foreign enrollments: Florida and Texas (as above), Maryland (13,439, up 6%), Georgia (12,111, up 1%), Arizona (10,011, up 1%), and North Carolina (9,029, up 2%), while 14 reported declines.
The most popular fields of study for international students in the U.S. are Business and Management (18% of total), Engineering (16.5%) and Mathematics and Computer Sciences (9%), although this year all three leading fields reported a decline in enrollments compared to last year, down 8%, 2% and 25%, respectively. Fields experiencing growth include the Physical and Life Sciences (up 11%), the Health Professions (up 2%), Intensive English Language (up 8%) and Agriculture (up 3%).
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