The trading card game that features ForeignOr types found all over the world! Check out the fourth card released from our Foreign, Or Basics pack:
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Not to conflate foreign students of all ages and backgrounds, this card represents those who briefly study abroad in university for “the experience”. This privileged youth lives life term-by-term, making The Student transient by nature.
Wearing telltale collegiate fashion, this nascent-stage ForeignOr is easily identifiable. But not every Student is made equal.
The nerdy Student excels, attending every cooking class/guest lecture/cultural immersion outing possible. Their local language partner invariably ends up becoming their BFF/significant other. The popular Student idles as if on vacation; ditching class to travel, to do stuff that "real [insert eponym here]" do, or to just nurse their hangover. And then there's the Burnout Student. A student only by name, The Burnout doesn't actually study anything, they just take advantage of a country's student visa privileges (sometimes through a dodgy “consultancy” company).
A refreshing curiosity mixed with the wild enjoyment of being far, far away from their parents can make The Student tons of uninhibited fun.
Every holiday is an opportunity for an epic journey! Parties are themed and often costumed! And every weekend someone's bday celebration turns into an outright adventure. Feels like a flashmob just showed up at your house? Well that's because Mr. Universe(ity) shared your address with a few classmates and now half of the XYZ polytechnic is grinding to reggaeton in your living room. Our advice: enjoy the moment!
Propelled by impermanence, the successful Student squeezes out all of the "experience" possible from their temporary place on the planet.
It is a way of living that we can all learn from. As formal education can never teach the lessons learned during a study abroad some Students convert into forever-ForeignOrs. We say to you converts: Welcome, class!
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