Ways to Make Your Stay Stress Free While Studying Abroad

In our last post “Destination UK”, we already have discussed about various ways of entry in the United Kingdom for medical education. You need to work hard to get there. And staying and studying in a foreign country can be sometime a nerve wracking task that may be responsible for a very hard time to any student. Many of the international students, especially medical doctors who are pursuing their higher education in a new country are not able to overcome the stress. Therefore in this article I will try to throw light on few methods that a student can learn to live a trouble free academic life in a foreign country.

Here are few basic approaches that you can learn as well as implement to relish your foreign study program.

Hard work: The happiness you get when your hard work pays you back is the biggest stress buster. So always try to give your best shot and never stop because of “fear of failure”. The fear of failure can be immobilizing and it can make you do nothing, and therefore resist moving forward. But when we allow fear to stop our forward progress in life, we are likely to miss some great opportunities along the way. It has been well said in Gita, “Don’t worry about the result, just do the hard work.” Along with the hard work you also need to do the smart work. So to be well prepared for the exams getting proper guidance and study material is always a good idea. One such online course called “Cracking MRCOG” is the complete package for MRCOG aspirants. For more information on MRCOG online course please visit our website www.crackingmrcog.com.

Patience, persistence, and perversance: It is undoubtedly said that the continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition has been key to success. And ultimately, success is like a dope to happiness.

Time management: It is the need of the hour. In foreign countries, students have to do all of their personal stuffs on their own. They don’t have home luxuries there, hence planning and exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on specific activities is very important. You have to create a balance between studies and other day to day activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity.

Don't forget your roots: You may fail if you try to modify the way your genes express. Always keep your basic principles, taught by your parents and gurus, unmovable as they will help to achieve what you want. It has been well said by Victor Hugo, “Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.”

When in Rome, do as the Romans do: It is a very popular quote which can ease up your life in a foreign country. Every society has its very own system established and people of that society live their lives following the rules of that system. You have to mold yourself to follow those rules and customs.

Be conversant with their language: The first and the basic thing to survive in new place is to communicate with the people and language is the primary mode of communication. Get yourself well versed with the local language so that you can get the help from the people whenever you need it.

Keep yourself updated with latest advancements: It has been the basic rule of mother nature, that only that living being survive who keeps on evolving itself. So following the same, one should keep oneself updated with the technology and news updates.

Rest Properly: Attaining enough amount of sleep is the first thing to be done since it is not only one of the most significant means to avoid getting stressed out, but it’s also one of the most problematic thing to be done outside your home country. Classes, studying all day and then sleeping late night could add up the difficult thing to your sleep. Try getting some sort of eye masks, having ear plugs to get a sound sleep at night. Listen to your body which always communicates with you!

Have a support system: Make some new friends who you think are good enough to be, or try to be social with the local residents. Once you build up a support system in your new abode, being away from your own home and family; dealing with the worry of living abroad turn out to be much relaxed. These new people are extremely important, as they might be intelligent enough to relate to what you are going over, while your family members and friends with your brought-up country may not realize the particulars of your new life as well.

Develop a smart plan: After figuring out the problem that acts like an obstacle to your overseas degree, spend some amount of time in real planning session to deal with it. The additional time you will devour in the planning period the improved thoughts you will develop to eradicate the problem. If you want to come up with the finest strategy, then you must link with an academic counselor. 

Don’t forget to exercise: Exercising is recognized to help decrease stress levels, so get yourself to the gym, or out for a run. If you can’t have enough money for it, try doing exercise yourself, https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk.

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Keep a watch what you eat: This is most neglected part of your life style during your stay in a foreign country. I still remember my stay in America. In a fear of not getting proper diet and nourishment I ended up eating more and hence put on a lot of weight which I still not able to dealt with. One of my friend had to leave the degree program in between and come back to India, just because he got ill due to improper eating habits. Hence, making a proper diet plan according to what is available in that area is always good plan. I shall be discussing more on what food options are available for international students in various areas of UK, in my other post.

I hope the above discussion would help you to ease out your stay in the foreign country. These are the basic principles, but the best way to be stress free is always unique to the individual and you have to find it your self. So give some time to yourself for figuring it out.

Are you still not able to figuring out, how to relieve yourself from the stress? Stay tuned for the further update or leave a message in the comment section. You may also share any of your personal experiences dealing with the stress in foreign country.

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