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第一代 Student's Guide to Studying Abroad in 罗马

2024年1月29日
by 艾莉森Haskell
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A 第一代 Student's Guide to Studying Abroad in 罗马

作为一个 first-generation college student comes with some challenges, and so does 宝博体育. So, what happens when you put those two things together? Don’t worry, it doesn’t have to feel scary. 作为第一代大学生,你在宝博体育时可以利用这一优势,并获得许多新的成长机会. As a first-generation student myself, I didn’t know where to start on this journey, 但希望这些 宝博体育小贴士 能给你信心开始你自己的旅程吗. 

Don’t be shy, make a friend!  

作为第一代学生,有时会感到有点孤立,你可能会认为其他人肯定都明白这一点. I can assure you, that isn’t the case. 但, 我还学到了和那些知道自己在做什么的人交朋友是非常有帮助的. On my study abroad trip from the U.S. to 罗马,意大利那是我第一次独自乘坐国际航班,中途在纽约转机 巴黎 机场. 我也几乎没有时间搭转机飞机,不知道该怎么办. I started following the 机场 signs, darting between fellow travelers, 还有滚动的行李箱, eventually making it to what was maybe the correct gate.  

在排队的时候,我注意到一对母女在谈论 罗马. I thought to myself, “Hey! 我要去罗马!” While waiting in line for our security check, 我和她们聊了聊,得知这对母女是第三次一起去罗马. They told me about their favorite places, helped me through security, 总的来说,他们把我放在他们的羽翼下,在我们等飞机的时候给了我一个舒适的地方. Not every encounter with a stranger goes this well, 但是旅行中最好的部分往往是你在旅途中遇到的人.  

A study abroad student standing in a window

如果我不勇敢地迈出一步,进行这样的对话,我就不可能到达罗马.  

It’s okay to spend a little money, budgeting is key. 

作为第一代学生, 在我家里,钱总是有点紧,因为我们试图在日常支出中做出预算友好的选择. Not always going out to eat, valuing window shopping over purchases, 而吃甜食或和朋友外出则是在特殊的场合. 宝博体育, 我遇到了很多和我没有相同经历的学生,他们有更多的钱可以花. Before I left to study abroad in 意大利, I set a 留学预算 for myself to include the necessities like travel, 食品杂货, 和其他必需品, 但我也给自己留了一些娱乐的钱,和室友一起即兴旅行, 在城市里度过夜晚, and nice meals shared with good company. 预算让我在国外有了经济上的安全感,让我觉得我没有错过任何一部分的经历.  

A group of study abroad students posing for a picture

I allotted money for 周末旅行s with my roommates, one of such trips was a long weekend to beautiful Sicily.   

Be adventurous, do it scared. 

When I started college, I was terrified. 在我的脑海里没有任何重复的“好大学”的故事,我的父母告诉我, I had no idea what to expect, let alone any idea of what my education abroad would look like. 但是,如果你像我一样进入了大学,并且正在考虑 宝博体育 with 东航卡帕, look how far you have come!  

Many times, in life we’re scared to do things that we want to do. For me, it was climbing the steps at St. 彼得大教堂 in Vatican City. 这是任何去罗马旅行的人都想要的体验. 然而,我一生都害怕螺旋楼梯(我知道很傻,但这是真的). 尽管有这种恐惧,我还是决定和其他同学一起爬上台阶. Everything in 意大利 that I did was often a new experience. I knew that this experience would be unforgettable (good or bad), but something to remember my trip by. 不要因为你脑后有个小小的声音告诉你你做不到,就错过了一生难得的经历. Oh, and by the way, the view was incredible!  

A study abroad student looking out a window at a city

The view from the top of St. 彼得大教堂. We saw our apartment from here!  

犯错误(当然不是故意的,但如果他们发生了,接受它!)  

因为 I’m the first in my family to attend college, I always try to do my best at everything, but sometimes that makes me want to be perfect. That’s simply not attainable, 然而,我尝试通过计划每一件小事,并控制,以防止任何错误的发生, 但是再一次, that’s just not the case.  

在一个 周末旅行 和室友一起去科莫湖和威尼斯,我有一个糟糕的例子,期望一切都是完美的. 我们一点也不知道,我们的夜间火车之旅将是寒冷和悲惨的, 由于运输业罢工,我们的联运列车将无限期取消, 我们的Airbnb会供应不足,房间里会有额外的客人(黄蜂). 怎么会这样呢?! My roommates had planned everything perfectly right? 我为我们遇到的问题责怪自己和我的朋友,当我们在没有睡眠和糟糕的态度下愤怒地试图探索科莫湖时,我变得灰心丧气.  

然而, 我们都因为这段经历而成长,因为我们最终接受了沿途的小挫折, learning how to problem solve together, 最重要的是, 从我们在计划中犯的错误中走出来,放手那些我们无法控制的事情. Had we not let go of the little (and big) things, 我们可能会就此打住,直接回家,而不是按计划在威尼斯结束我们的旅行. 但 even though things looked bleak, we carried on as best we could, 甚至度过了我们整个留学之旅中最美好的一天,漫步在威尼斯的小巷里, meeting eclectic gondoliers we now call friends, and making lasting memories with each other.  

A group of study abroad students sitting on steps with columns.

探索科莫湖的别墅,一起笑着我们到达那里的旅程.  

A group of study abroad students on a boat

和我们的新船夫朋友里卡多在威尼斯度过了最美好的一天.

Ricardo's advice to us in Venice was to "get lost.他说,体验这座城市的最好方式是用开放的心态和空虚的行程去探索, 我们就是这么做的! 这表明,完美的计划并不总是能创造最美好的回忆. 

 


艾莉森Haskell is the Summer 2023 校友 Ambassador in 罗马,意大利, and is currently studying at University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
 
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