Suravi, Grade
UWC China
I have lived with my family for fourteen years. So some would say that I know the feeling of belonging. Just as everyone, I thought I had figured it out. With a turning point in my life, I got the opportunity of being a member of UWC CSC. When I first came to China, everyone welcomed me to the family. I did not think too much about how my transition would be. Of course, I knew I’d make long-lasting friends, but I wasn’t sure whether I’d find a community that I could call my family.
As time passed by, it soon felt like I belonged to a close-knit family where my roommates had turned into my sisters. On my tiring days, I was able to come back to my house and relax with my roommates, my family. It was then that I realized my house was not just limited to what the name carried but a home of my own. There are two things I love about my days at UWC. First, no day would just be “a normal day”. There was always something to look forward to and always something to learn from my peers. Second, at our boarding house, students would assemble each night.
Everyone would sit together and socialise in our groups. In a sense, there is a feeling of belonging. Belonging to a family that was foreign but also familiar, a family with people who may only be acquaintances but also good friends whom you share classes with and a family with teachers who always have your back no matter what. Now that I reflect on it, I liked being on campus because there were always many people around. I didn’t necessarily know all of them, but I felt happy knowing that I had opportunities and possibilities to get to build new friendships with these students from various cultures around the globe.
There were also a lot of activities happening in and out of school. Zhixing is the name we gave these activities. These activities became important to me, because I was able to find people with whom I can confide in and with whom I can be myself entirely. One special memory was the annual school musical that I took part in. It was a successful event considering all the hard work we put into it. Yet it was also a struggle considering that I experienced some of my most difficult moments in CSC during it. I can now say with pride that I got through it because of all the supportive and caring souls around me at the time.
CSC has been a blessing bestowed on me. Not just because of the IB diploma, not just because of the fascinating DT centre, or because of the Kuncheng Lake, but because of the people around me. I used to feel that I belonged to my family, the one in my own country, Nepal. However, at UWC Changshu China, I found another place I could call home.
As time passed by, it soon felt like I belonged to a close-knit family where my roommates had turned into my sisters. On my tiring days, I was able to come back to my house and relax with my roommates, my family. It was then that I realized my house was not just limited to what the name carried but a home of my own. There are two things I love about my days at UWC. First, no day would just be “a normal day”. There was always something to look forward to and always something to learn from my peers. Second, at our boarding house, students would assemble each night.
Everyone would sit together and socialise in our groups. In a sense, there is a feeling of belonging. Belonging to a family that was foreign but also familiar, a family with people who may only be acquaintances but also good friends whom you share classes with and a family with teachers who always have your back no matter what. Now that I reflect on it, I liked being on campus because there were always many people around. I didn’t necessarily know all of them, but I felt happy knowing that I had opportunities and possibilities to get to build new friendships with these students from various cultures around the globe.
There were also a lot of activities happening in and out of school. Zhixing is the name we gave these activities. These activities became important to me, because I was able to find people with whom I can confide in and with whom I can be myself entirely. One special memory was the annual school musical that I took part in. It was a successful event considering all the hard work we put into it. Yet it was also a struggle considering that I experienced some of my most difficult moments in CSC during it. I can now say with pride that I got through it because of all the supportive and caring souls around me at the time.
CSC has been a blessing bestowed on me. Not just because of the IB diploma, not just because of the fascinating DT centre, or because of the Kuncheng Lake, but because of the people around me. I used to feel that I belonged to my family, the one in my own country, Nepal. However, at UWC Changshu China, I found another place I could call home.
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