Stories - Being the Outsider
Three international students share their stories of assimilation, experiencing cultural shocks, and overcoming the sense of ‘otherness’ while living in Australia.
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Being the Outsider
Rakshnna Pattabiraman
"When being the outsider to a culture, one must make peace with indifference and apathy. There will be days when you will go unnoticed and left out and that’s okay."Read More -
Being the Outsider
Arun Baby George
"The hardships of the international students, who pay at least three times the fee domestic residents pay for their university tuition, is evident enough to prove that the government simply wants monetary benefits from us, and neglect to see the larger picture of the humanitarian crisis."Read More -
Being the Outsider
Aishwarya Sunil Menon
"The homesickness would just hit me out of the blue, like a bolt of lightning, and then it drowns you, but then, you get back up on your feet."Read More -
Being the Outsider
Kanchana Rughoo
"I am someone who, when I first came here, I had a total of 50 dresses; Collared buttons, long leg cuffs. I just wear them with heels, walk to uni and go to classes and then walk into the library and be like that idiot who wore heels in the library."Read More