Name: Jhonata Souza
Instructor: Alan Phillips
Date: 11/29/2013
The Pressures of Being a Student You must be a person with good studies if you want achieve your dreams, for example when you being a student in other country, you should overcome to all your pressures tha are implicated. Which are the common pressures of being a student in other country? The students must be readjusting their lifestyle. For example the culture, the new kind of food, the idiom, and must become independent. Next the financial pressure, such as they may have economics problems with the school payment. Finally the homesickness, because they are far of their family and is necessary to make new friends and can be difficult.
The lifestyle readjust is one of the hard pressures for the students, when they being a students in other country. For example the culture in other country maybe strange for the students because is different than their countries. Next the food is very difficult to adapt, they are accustomed to their type of food in their countries for example the flavor, smell, and the condiments. So, in the new country is totally different. Then the idiom it’s a problem at the beginning because they can’t communicate properly with the people, so they have to learn quickly.
Then the financial pressure, can be hard if they don’t have the economic resources required for the school, rent, and foods. Such as you should have a full time job and going to school at the same time. Having a full time job as a full time student is not easy. However, it does show that you are a resolute student and will not stop at anything. Consequently the students, have a challenge of having to wake up early for work, having to wake up in the morning to go to class and having to catch the bus if you do not have transportation such as a car.
Lastly, the final and most difficult pressure is the homesickness. When you are in other country away from home, family, friends and the pressure of studying you can get homesickness and may be hard because you don’t know anyone in the new country. So, you need met new friends to make your stay in the school easier. It is not easy, but overtime you have to overcome the situations. In conclusion, studying is not an easy life but it doesn't last the all life. It's a choice we made and we have to cope the pressures it causes in the right way. If you take it serious that you will have a big pressure. Try to think over the positive aspects of being a student . It will make you happy when you do it. They need a supporting from others.Therefore, some students have to do a part-time job. They don't have to much time to do their homework and spent a lot of their time in class as their exhausting from work. It is hardly to balance their time between study and work.