As I set foot in America for the first time last August, I’d thought of all the possibilities that lay in front of me. Still, I could never guess that my first academic year would diverge so abruptly from normal college freshman experiences. Amidst the challenges of the pandemic, I hung on, studied hard, fought […]
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As an international student in the U.S, homesickness is not new to me. During the past spring semester, however, it got extra challenging. The self-isolation I experienced from COVID-19 induced restrictions dramatically worsened my homesickness. All the enthusiasm, drive, and motivation I had in my first year began to fade, making it difficult to focus […]
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