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Final Destination
Kedar Vyas
You really don’t know where your life is going to take you. I never expected that I will be leaving a country like Australia and go somewhere else in the world. I, at that time, was not sure, what shape life was going to take from then on?
Now, once again, was the situation where I was leaving behind all my good friends that I had made in Australia; friends who were a part of my small world, which I had made over the period of time. Once, again, I and my people were going through mixed feelings. They will miss me. Yet, at the same time, I was getting a chance to study in country like U.S.A.
Via the Tokyo airport, I came to the USA and arrived at the Detroit Metro Airport after a 30 hour long flight. But, as is said: “Happiness, Success and Prosperity, are always long awaited.” I landed in U.S.A.
Here, in U.S.A, I had to start the admissions procedure from scratch. I went to university with the hope that I might get directly in to the course which I had left in Australia, and would complete here. But always a struggle has to follow you. I was to take pre-requisites, which means six to eight months of extension in the time for my graduation. But we need to do what we need to do for better career.
Life, in the U.S.A, was somewhere close and somewhere different from Australia. I still remember the first day I went to the college. I was so excited to explore one more culture, meet new people, make new friends, and to follow the U.S.A. measuring units, which were the only different ones, from the ones used in the entire world. But, it is amazing in this country to watch the deaf and blind also, with the help of Morse-code, mastering in music or psychology or subjects like that and the physically handicapped being independent to grow as any other human being, just because of the amazing technology and fantastic infrastructure that is being accessible and supported in the U.S.A.
There are also the wonderful laboratories and the gigantic libraries, for the use of public and students, in every city and every college. Also, another aspect of being an international student, was attending and being a part of the International Students Association, performing in multicultural events, and making friends not only from America, but also, Chinese, Korean, Middle Eastern, etc. Moreover Instructors, volunteers, librarians and the rest of the college staff take initiatives to encourage all those students from different cultures. Meeting all these different people, working with them, planning different projects and events, spending half a day, almost every day, makes one emotionally and morally dependant on them. That is what has happened to me. Also as my first basic experience, as a student, here and in Australia, at the same time, my teacher was challenging, competitive, and more innovative.
Life as an international student is a unique experience which will be remembered through out my life. I will definitely have a good story to talk about for my future generations and friends. I encourage everyone to try to visit different parts of the world may be not as a student but as a visitor.
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