Go abroad and walk alone.
You don't understand me. I'm not weird.
01 go abroad, study abroad, these two words are originally very neutral,
I don't know when,
It started to get sour and mean.
"you are going abroad, so you are a rich second generation!"
"you are studying in XX country, then your family must have money!"
And then it became humiliating,
Become despised, become hated.
"those who go abroad are not good at their studies. They go out to buy diplomas."
"all the people who go abroad are corrupt officials, and the money is not correct."
"those foreign students adore foreign countries, and if they have money, they will go out and pretend to be X".
……
In the eyes of many people, going abroad and studying abroad,
Is no longer synonymous with hard work and daring to break into that generation,
On the contrary, it means that all kinds of local tycoons, the rich second generation,
The outcast and the mediocre.
Fixed stereotype, general cold formula,
Going abroad and studying abroad seems to have changed a long time ago. A few years ago, I didn't know anything about the life of real international students.
At that time, there were some friends who had gone abroad,
Every time they return home, I have a kind of aura in my eyes.
Talking to them is a little bit of fanaticism and awe,
As if they were from another world.
Because on the news,
They go abroad, all kinds of mansions and sports cars,
Living a life of extravagance and lewdness,
Dressed like a breathing renminbi every day,
Living in a small age of intoxication.
However,
When I became a member of the army of nations,
I just realized that not every foreign student
It's all about the rich second generation in the news.
The rich second generation like that, it's only a small percentage.
The students around me
Some of them come from their parents' annual salary of more than half a million
Can afford a four-year, master's, two-year tuition,
A middle-class home that occasionally can afford to buy luxury goods at a discount.
Some come from their parents' annual income of about two hundred thousand,
More than half of your savings are enough to read master for two years.
Usually also work to subsidize their own small Kang home.
Some come from families earning less than one hundred thousand,
Borrow relatives to apply for loans to barely go abroad to study,
A working class who studies hard and works hard.
This kind of international student,
Is it really rich?
03 in fact, most foreign students
Is far from the real rich.
Most of them are like college students in China,
Live the usual trivia day with your fingers broken.
First came to Australia,
They would habitually multiply the number on the price tag by five
Also often because of the high living expenses feel deeply flesh pain.
They're also going to have to pay for the school's expensive dormitory
And choose a host family a few kilometers away,
Crowded the bus to and fro school, the hardship is unspeakable.
Even, there are some people who complete their studies entirely on part-time and half-time studies.
It is normal to take part-time classes every day until late at night.
There are only a few people born with a golden spoon
Even if you have the ability to study abroad
But not everyone is a tuhao / rich man.
To spend money without scruples that people have that kind of capital,
No one is qualified to say anything.
And for the vast majority of international students,
To earn enough of your usual living expenses is to save a lot of money at home,
And it's a thing to be proud of.
04, even after so much.
I think and I'll still be told, "I want to go abroad too, but I don't have the money,
Not as good as your family. "
As if to study abroad, all rely on money.
As if to study abroad, rely on family background.
There's a saying called
"the most valuable thing about young people is not what you already have."
"it's about what you're trying to create."
I think that studying abroad is a rich person,
There must be no effort to learn about studying abroad,
So they don't know that a lot of western countries are studying abroad.
There are free items to apply for.
I think that studying abroad is a rich person,
Must not work hard to become high achiever,
The terrible GPA made them forget about it.
To apply for master and PhD, with scholarships.
So when they heard that their classmates were going abroad,
Only in the heart silently despise oneself envy others.
I think that studying abroad is a rich person,
There must be no effort to learn English
So when it comes to learning that many foreign universities are free of tuition,
But when it comes to English,
They can only say "OK" and regret in their hearts.
I think that studying abroad is a rich person,
There's got to be no hard work and no money,
So when they know we're trying to earn tuition,
And when I applied for a dream school offer while I was working,
They could only say that everything went well.
05 not everything is as beautiful as you see it
All good things are exchanged for countless tears and sweat
I went abroad, studied abroad,
Doesn't mean we're out of it.
There are countless due, countless paper,.
Countless presentation,.
Midterm, large final, in small quiz,
Not much easier than domestic students,
Are all students, no one will be easier than anyone to go anywhere.
In fact, a lot of times, no matter how hard or tired, you can resist it.
Bite your teeth and keep yourself from crying
On the contrary, sudden and unprovoked accusations and guesses can make your eyes red and the world give too little tenderness to hard-working people.
You must be rich at home since you have gone abroad.
No, I go abroad, I study abroad,
For more profound knowledge,
The wider horizon,
A richer life experience,
This has nothing to do with my family,
It has nothing to do with whether I have money or not.
I hope one day
When everyone hears the words studying abroad, they can think of it.
Our persistence and drive.
I hope one day
When everyone hears the words studying abroad, they can think of it.
We are a group of young people working hard for their dreams.
I hope this day won't be too far away.