Hello! Namaste! Assalamualaikum! Greetings to all of you! I am Tisha Banik, a first year student in BA International Busienss, currently running for the International student's officer. Before I start marketing myself :
- Why the need of an international student's officer? - To be able to make your life easier just by whispering the problems to him/her and voila! your wish becomes their command!!!
- What do you gain by doing this?- EXPERIENCE and CONTRIBUTION! If we experience then we are gonna earn what we came for and therefor lead to a great change!
Issues most of us face ( -do let me know about your issues not mentioned here -):
- COME ON! LET'S BREAK THE WALL OF SOCIAL DIFFERENCES! Let's help ourselves to break the ice with the home students and for that don't worry, I have got a lot of exciting plans (Hangouts,interactive sessions through different activities , etc.) which I would love to carry out with all of you.
- Missing home is natural but feeling the cultural shock is devastating. We usually feel lost during the first six months which leads to loneliness and depression. Let's build a strong support system for a healthy mental state. what say?
- Overcoming issues of : travel,accomodation, spending money (Let's not forget about cooking,cleaning, etc.)
- Access to INFORMATION. We must know how to have full and easy access so that we can venture out in diverse directions!
I have shared few of my many ideas and now it's totally on you. If you feel and can vibe with me then nobody is stopping you to VOTE FOR ME!! ( You can vote online through the website https://www.suug.co.uk or at the polls)
Lastly! Never forget that we international students can do a lot more than what we think can. Ping me up at tb5266u@gre.ac.uk or add me on facebook https://www.facebook.com/tisha.banik for any queries.
-Tisha