Study in the USA - Student Blog

Thanksgiving in the USA…a time to get together with family to have great Turkey and update on each other’s lives. But how about when you are an international student? Well, first of all my mom came over from Mexico and we just had a great time. Also I had the great joy of having my boyfriend’s family over, and in total we were 9 people. It was the best thanksgiving! As international students, sometimes we don’t’ have the privilege to have our family members over because of the cost, the time, and everybody’s schedules. For this, international offices in the University that you attend usually offer the opportunity to match you up with a family who would love to donate time to you and they would love to be people in the US that can call your family as well. 

Also, we can always cook dishes from our home country and try to show off our talents. This time I had my mom with me and with her help we figured out ways to make this dinner very enjoyable. Also, my boyfriend is very talented, he cooked the entire turkey! So, everything was great.

I would recommend celebrating this time with family and friends if possible, if not try to take advantage of this time to catch up on homework and get as much done as you can to have a boost up for the end of the semester!

Wow, as the title of my post today says, I finally took the GRE Psychology… Now I have to wait 6 weeks to get my results (Why does it take long? I still do  not understand) I have studied for about 12 weeks, and I am hoping that my efforts reflect in my results. As graduating time keeps getting closer, (I will hopefully graduate next December 2010) I am researching and researching different graduate programs and different Institutions to pursue my next educational step. I had the opportunity to travel from Missouri to Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas and back to Missouri. I had the opportunity to check out several Universities and towns to live in for graduate school, and I decided that that area did not match what I was looking for. I had a great time travelling through with my boyfriend and my 6 month old chocolate lab, but none of us three felt the connection. Now, thinking about graduate programs, I am in such a huge debate between a Master’s degree or a Doctoral Program. 2 years-5 years? I really need to decide and try to take this to the next step.

Also, I just submitted one of my research projects to the Midwestern Psychological Association’s 2010 convention. I am crossing my fingers to hopefully get accepted with my research project, and I am really praying to God to help me with the results of my GRE.

Patience…. Patience….. Hmmmmm sounds so easy huh?

“Patience is the companion of wisdom”        St. Augustine