Feeling Homesick? Let's be Homesick Together!
Hello! We are Bryan and Solomon. We are first-years, studying Engineering and Linguistics respectively.
As International students, we know that you have come a long way. All of us come with the greatest dreams, yet there is a lot to contend with — homesickness, feelings of not fitting in, language barriers, UK food (haha), and all other issues that International students relate to… Here's the thing. We’re all in this — together. We are here to be with you.
Here are some things that we are eager to do in the post of JCR International Officers.
1. Building support for international students:
- Initiate an International Students' family scheme.
- Organise workshops for unique international student needs: e.g. banking, food, homesickness, cultural shocks.
- Establish social media accounts for Fitz’ international-related resources, our International diversity via Instagram/Facebook.
2. Service to the international community:
- Advocate for International students, and raising issues to the college. Especially: increasing storage space for international students over the holidays, matters of discrimination, feeling isolated, and more. We’re here to represent your views, and we’re eager to hear them.
- Working closely with BME, LGBTQ+, Welfare, Accom and other JCR officers to jointly tackle issues which affect international and home students alike.
- Provide a listening ear for the challenges that international students face. You are not alone.
3. Sharing our diversity:
- Host more international cultural events to connect students with shared backgrounds: e.g. an International open mic, and a “dumplings night” (many cultures have different kinds of dumplings)
- Promote cross-cultural engagement and unity at Fitz, through organising days-out and community pinboards to share about our diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Display national flags in the Hall Building to represent our International unity.
Our experieneces with leadership equip us with the confidence and skills to be Int'l JCR officers: Solomon is part of Hong Kong's Youth Ambassadors' Scheme, and Bryan had undertaken Singapore's rigorous National Service. If you're into making Fitz a more diverse, inclusive and internationally-minded environment, give Bryan and Solomon a vote!
Thank you!