The fire under the cage of my ribs
just international student things:
- teaching each other swear words in your languages
- trying to learn the unwritten social rules
what do you mean you have to take your shoes off inside- knowing more people from other countries than the country you’re in
- “I should come visit you”
- how do people not have [food item] in the supermarket??????
- struggling with the international student office
- “lmao why would you come here to study this country sucks”
- getting strangely patriotic even though you weren’t before
- but seriously it’s weird I kinda love my own country more now?
- having someone come up to you and say “hey I know something in your language!” and it’s a swear word
start now. start where you are. start with fear. start with pain. start with doubt. start with what you have. start and don’t stop. you can do it
(via xdyingforperfectionx)
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What we feel most deeply can’t be spoken in words alone.