Freshman Yearby Sara CrouchThe first semester of LIU Global can be defined in one word, “adjus
Freshman Yearby Sara CrouchThe first semester of LIU Global can be defined in one word, “adjustment”. Like all new college students, we had to adjust to being in college, separated from our families, and being fully responsible for ourselves for the first time. We have had to learn to balance a load of three-hour classes during the week and our personal time. While other college Freshmen go through similar adjustments, we have the added factor of adapting to a new country at the same time - a Spanish speaking country.We were thousands of miles from home adjusting to our unique experiential college environment together. We learned how to balance our coursework and our fun time in creative ways, doing homework on planes, trains, buses and at weekend hostel stays. We figured out how to learn in the classroom, in the field and in our daily lives. We adapted to constant rice and beans, to throwing our toilet paper in the trash can and overall a brand new reality. We faced a new climate, a new social dynamic, a new diet, and a new culture while adjusting to a new peer group. We found our place within that group through class debates, field trips to other places, weekend adventures and everyday conversations. We discovered how to be together all the time - how to use our small class size as an opportunity to bond deeper with one another.We adjusted to a new way of life, a new program, a new group, a new culture and a new sense of ourselves. These were large, seemingly overwhelming adjustments, but each of us accomplished them by relying on each other, the program and our own merits. And now that we’ve all adjusted, we are ready to tackle a new semester and new adventures. -- source link
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