International Students:Do's and Don'ts
07-04-2009 at 10:56 PM
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And PLEASE make a list of all your medication before you come.
Carry it!
I think you are entitled to ...prescription medicine for free? I think...I'm not sure. but still.
Get your meds!
Look up the allergens you're prone to and their levels in Hamilton around August and bring your allergy medication too.
And enough clean underwear.
That's always important.
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07-04-2009 at 10:59 PM
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Is there a buddy system where International Students and/or Exchange students can pair up with a person who'll show them around and stuff or just be there for their 3 AM questions?
If so, does one join in 2nd year?
If not, can't we form one?
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CSD (the Center for Student Development) offers lots of services for international students. http://oisa.mcmaster.ca/ Peer mentoring is definitely one of them, a friend of mine mentored international students from France and Austria this year. They'll help you practice your language skills, show you around the school and the city, and answer and questions/problems you may have with adjusting.
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07-04-2009 at 11:03 PM
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I still have never done my own laundry. Really should learn soon.....
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07-04-2009 at 11:08 PM
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I still have never done my own laundry. Really should learn soon.....
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Really, how did you manage?
Wait...I think that was a joke.
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07-04-2009 at 11:09 PM
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CSD (the Center for Student Development) offers lots of services for international students. http://oisa.mcmaster.ca/ Peer mentoring is definitely one of them, a friend of mine mentored international students from France and Austria this year. They'll help you practice your language skills, show you around the school and the city, and answer and questions/problems you may have with adjusting. |
Can I volunteer for that in 2nd year?
Back in grade 5, I was an "international student" myself  
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07-04-2009 at 11:09 PM
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Really, how did you manage?
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I go home on weekends to see my girlfriend and drop my laundry off with my mom. 
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07-04-2009 at 11:11 PM
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I go home on weekends to see my girlfriend and drop my laundry off with my mom. |
Haha, I did that for a while. Eventually I found a landromat near me because it was too much to take home at one point.
Laundry is... not that fun. |
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07-04-2009 at 11:12 PM
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That means doing what you love, while being considerate of other people.
To elaborate:
Practicing the Ooompah Loompah dance at 1 AM, even if you ARE an Oompah Loompah won't be appreciated.
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Okay I'm still not sure what you exactly mean since lol as much as I enjoy reading it you tend to ramble of in abstract circles of linguistic humour that I'm rather sure a considerable number of readers might have trouble understanding, sooo umm a bit of consideration won't hurt anyone eh?
But If you really want to do the Oompah Loompah Dance, you have to hang out with Oompah's who obviously being Oompah Lompahs enjoy doing the dance. Case and point an organizations like Ismaili, Pakistani, Hindu and Afro Carribean students association who come Spring/Second term will often be found in large groups dancing/preparing into the wee hours of the night playing music rather loudly in the student centre main atrium, rooms or upper hallways; In preparation for a number of cultural,talent shows that happen at Mac in March/Feb. Hence if so inclined you can make your way into these organizations(obvious ly depending on your background) which are more akin to close knit communities. However once you are in there it isn't that different from any subculture on campus and you have to start facing the "large girls group highschool mentality" that you mentioned in an earlier post and other such stuff/cons.
Or was that just an Analogy? :S
How do I know that? Well I have this brilliant tendency of writing my essays on the last day at the student centre from 12am-6am :(
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07-04-2009 at 11:12 PM
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Laundry is really not that hard. When in doubt, cold!
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07-04-2009 at 11:13 PM
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Laundry is really not that hard. When in doubt, cold!
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Yeah, but then I've heard you got to separate the colors from the black and white, and blah blah blah too complicated. 
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07-04-2009 at 11:14 PM
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Laundry is really not that hard. When in doubt, cold!
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Amen brother.
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07-04-2009 at 11:15 PM
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Yeah, but then I've heard you got to separate the colors from the black and white, and blah blah blah too complicated. |
Lol, separate colours from whites. That's it. And really, when you wash in cold it doesn't matter.
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07-04-2009 at 11:15 PM
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Yeah, but then I've heard you got to separate the colors from the black and white, and blah blah blah too complicated. |
You don't have to separate colours washing with cold water.
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07-04-2009 at 11:16 PM
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Hmmm. *writes down notes*, I'll take that into consideration.
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