I embarked on my journey to the United Kingdom for tertiary studies with just as much uncertainty as many other students. As a Malaysian who has never left his comfort zone full of local cuisines and native languages, I was afraid that my experience at the University of Warwick in Coventry, UK, would be a complete homesick nightmare. Much to my relief, Warwick has its established network of ASEAN community, and its prolific Malaysian Students’ Association connects Malaysian students and ensures that our welfare is well cared for. But...my concerns extended beyond my need for familiarity; I wished to also mingle with people of foreign backgrounds, as it completes the experience of studying abroad in an international institute like Warwick. Our university had so much more to offer than I expected. Over my second weekend staying in Whitefields accommodation, my flatmates and I organised our very own Sunday roast. That was the first time every member of ...
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