Poetic and inspirational advantages of studying abroad beyond their original purpose which is to get college degree in NY CityAdvantages1. Learning English
2. Independency
3. Cultural Diversity
3. Cultural Benefits of the city(Museums, Various Food, Musicals, etc)
4. Self Education, Self Discovery
Disadvantages1. 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' Story1Mr 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.
215years 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 TocquevilleAlexis 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.
