Study in the USA - Student Blog

This semester I decided to take 18 credit hours. Oh wow! It’s so much work. I am taking: Business Statistics, Core, Finite Mathematics, Principles of Macroeconomics and Financial Accounting. They are all very interesting classes but they take a lot of dedication and the truth is that sometimes they take more work than normal, because of the barriers found when studying in my second language. The good thing about this is that I learn so much, and my vocabulary and speech keeps improving every day.

I remember the first time I came to the States and actually stayed for a while, I remember that one time I got sick from food poisoning, and in Mexico, you when you get sick like this, you say “me intoxiqué” which is like ” I got intoxicated” and when I said that in English, everybody saw me weird… like “why is this girl saying intoxicated like this?” It wasn’t until later when I realized that saying this in English meant that I had gotten drunk, and that was definitely not the case.

Having the opportunity of living in the United States, really has helped me to develop in my academic and learning part of my life, and also in my prsonal growth. I am sure that misunderstandings like those ones will happen again, and that is ok, because you learn from them, and that is what is important.

Time is flying… and I can’t believe it has been already 4 weeks since my arrival to the United States coming from Mexico this summer.  I feel like I have been living here for a longer time than that. My life has been going to every direction, including friendships, activities, the daily routine, etc. I’m actually even more involved than I planned to be at the beginning of this semester.

This semester, I decided to write for the University’s newspaper, and I have 2 columns published so far. The effect that writing this column has had on people is actually better than I expected. I went to a party last weekend and when I introduced myself to someone, he already knew who I was from my column, and he even commented on it about it. In the period of 1 week, I got comments from professors, friends, and people I did not even know, which made me realize that sometimes we have bigger consequences in this world than we think we do.

I am also involved in the Delta Epsilon Chi, which is a college division of DECA, and it belongs to the Indiana chapter in the business field. Being involved in DEX (Delta Epsilon Chi) will open doors for me for future business related activities. As a matter of fact, they organize competitions and you can end up travelling all around the United States by simply showing your business skills.

Getting involved in campus activities can really help you to grow as a student, an individual, and as a person because of your personal qualities. Now, I can say that I am an international student living college life to its fullest.