We recently got a chance to interact with Chandni Popli, 23 years old. Graduated from NIFT, Delhi and now is doing her Post graduation from LIM Collage, New York. In our conversation today, she will be sharing her feelings about a complete different environment and the feeling of staying away from your comfort zone.
Q1) Why did you choose to study abroad ans what course are you doing?
I chose to study abroad because this country has better opportunities and can provide me with more growth in the industry. I feel like there are more opportunities in this country and you get to know more about the world and different cultures rather than just having limited knowledge only about India.
Q2) What was the feeling when you left your hometown ans went for your further studies ?
I was excited to go to a completely new country and finally live in the city I always dreamt to live in. However, there was a little bit of anxiety as well since I had to live on my own for the first time, I didn’t have any friends in New York and i had to kind of start my life all over again.
Q3) How did you settle there? What was the feeling like ?
Its difficult to manage everything on your own and starting an entirely new life with no friends to begin with. In India, the lifestyle is completely different. We have help to do our household work, etc. Here, everything has to be done on our own. For me, It was a little difficult in the beginning but I got used to and now I enjoy doing all the household chores since they have become like a routine.
Q4) What is your take on the education there compared to India?
If i compare my bachelors college to my masters college i feel like i could learn alot more if i did my bachelors here. But it obviously depends from school to school and not really country to country.
Q5) Can you share your one good and bad experience?
Good experience- I made friends with many international students from many countries and learned about so many different countries.
Bad experience- my bag got stolen from the car in my first week. I lost my cards, cash and Airpods.
Q6) Do you want to come back or settle there?
I want to settle here but it can be a bery tough process since it is difficult for international students to get visa sponsorships from companies here.
Q7) One good thing about New York?
7) The good thing about New York is that this is the city where people come to fulfill their dreams. The world’s richest and the worlds’ poorest people are located in the city making it a very diverse place to live in. Additionally, there are people from all over the world who have come here to follow their dreams. If you want to live in New York you need to learn to be on your toes 24×7. It is the city never sleeps.
Q8) Are you doing any job in your free time to keep you busy?
No, Im currently not doing any job since I am on a student visa and that restricts me from working in the states during my study period. But I do freelance modelling for my relatives and family friends since they have a garment business.
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