Problems of International Students

I came to U.S. 6 months ago and I want to study graduate school in SIUC. In addition, I am studying language in CESL. I am glad to meet international friends and U.S. is very nice place. I am really happy; however, I have some problems here. In U.S. there are many things that I have to adapt to.

The first is food. I often eat hamburgers when I live here. I feel I have no choice; I cannot find all Thai foods in Carbondale, but Carbondale has Thai restaurant, but they just have a few things, they do not have many kinds of Thai food. Thus I try to make some Thai food, it is also very hard to find some ingredients. For instance, in Thailand there are many vegetables such as kale, water mimosa and morning glory, and I really like them, but I cannot find them here. Sometimes, there are some vegetables like that, but they are a little bit different.

Moreover, communication is also my problem because I am not fluent speaking English. Sometimes, when American people talk to me, I cannot understand them. For instance, when I go to mall, employee asks me something, but I do not understand them. Sometimes, I am going to pay money for my clothes and then they say something to me. I do not understand and I feel very nervous about that.

Furthermore, transportation is very hard. I think Carbondale is a small town, however; the bus comes just once an hour so it is difficult to go somewhere. I think people need the car because if people do not have a car, they will feel uncomfortable. For instance, when I want to go somewhere in order to buy some foods or clothes, I have to tell my boyfriend or friends so that they will drive me there. I feel uncomfortable when I have to depend on other people.

In conclusion, there are many reasons that I have some problems. The first is food, next is communication and the last thing is transportation. However, these problems will be solved in the future. People will speak English very well when they will not live in their own country for a long time, so everything is going be better.