Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
no one told you about life as an international student in america… until now. Here's my experience with culture shock and imposter syndrome as a foreign student studying abroad in the US.
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✰ IN THIS VIDEO
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Converting dollars into local currency
02:28 - Going from tropical country to winters (4 seasons)
03:45 - Celsius vs. Fahrenheit
04:25 - Traveling for over 24 hours
05:09 - How to fit packing everything in TWO suitcases!?
05:45 - Jetlag
06:14 - Video calling a friend in a completely different timezone
06:47 - Phone goes mental at 2am
07:57 - Group me/iMessage vs Whatsapp
08:17 - Grams vs. pounds (lbs)
08:39 - Difference of measurements
08:48 - Miles vs.kilometers (km)
09:02 - Calling other people by their first name very uncomfortably
09:49 - Pronouncing words differently
10:20 - All of your friends being scattered around the globe
#internationalstudent #college #collegeapplication
→ ✏️How to Study Abroad in the US for INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS! (Financial Aid) youtube.com/watch?v=bbXX9iAdGPo&list=PLVttB-3CLV8yBycqr-qiw5gzcUNYTfCDn&index=7
::::::::: about me :::::::::
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🌺Aloha, I’m Katie! I'm a Filipina teen studying abroad at Cornell University. I study Information Science and love entrepreneurship, design, and creative writing. I want to do too many things, and I want to make it all work… so that’s what my YouTube channel @Katie Tracy is about. Join me on this crazy journey and together, we'll learn, struggle, and hopefully find the courage to live our dreams.
→ age: 19
→ college: cornell university
→ major: computer/information science
→ location: new york x manila
→ camera equipment: amzn.to/2Fg4nlL
📩Business/professional inquiries only:
alohakatieg@gmail.com
:::::::: popular videos :::::::::
→ how to get into your dream college youtube.com/watch?v=G9i65vYhEHA&list=PLVttB-3CLV8yBycqr-qiw5gzcUNYTfCDn
→ ivy league assumptions: harvard vs. cornell youtube.com/watch?v=dHO9qL44ve8&list=PLVttB-3CLV8wQP0D3l0Zm_gEdo-DBeWpA
→ how to get a 45 in IB youtube.com/watch?v=-YmUtU5aNag&list=PLVttB-3CLV8zyruOcSdZ2eV58J7dVILuF
→ study secrets for straight A’s youtube.com/watch?v=8e1A9QZouUY&list=PLVttB-3CLV8wh_m5hAidSc2GAiERqVln7
→ back to school shopping in japan! youtube.com/watch?v=QHkztJ8hXVI&list=PLVttB-3CLV8zdCwjJHEyihL80gZcRqo_0
"Encourage one another and build each other up." – 1 Thessalonians 5 :11
If you see this, comment "YOU’RE THE ONLY FILIPINO AT CORNELL?!" ;)
no one told you about life as an international student in america… until now. Here's my experience with culture shock and imposter syndrome as a foreign student studying abroad in the US.
✰ new videos every week ✰ subscribe! youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=alohakatiex
→ instagram: instagram.com/alohakatiex
→ twitter: twitter.com/alohakatiex
✰ IN THIS VIDEO
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Converting dollars into local currency
02:28 - Going from tropical country to winters (4 seasons)
03:45 - Celsius vs. Fahrenheit
04:25 - Traveling for over 24 hours
05:09 - How to fit packing everything in TWO suitcases!?
05:45 - Jetlag
06:14 - Video calling a friend in a completely different timezone
06:47 - Phone goes mental at 2am
07:57 - Group me/iMessage vs Whatsapp
08:17 - Grams vs. pounds (lbs)
08:39 - Difference of measurements
08:48 - Miles vs.kilometers (km)
09:02 - Calling other people by their first name very uncomfortably
09:49 - Pronouncing words differently
10:20 - All of your friends being scattered around the globe
#internationalstudent #college #collegeapplication
→ ✏️How to Study Abroad in the US for INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS! (Financial Aid) youtube.com/watch?v=bbXX9iAdGPo&list=PLVttB-3CLV8yBycqr-qiw5gzcUNYTfCDn&index=7
::::::::: about me :::::::::
`
🌺Aloha, I’m Katie! I'm a Filipina teen studying abroad at Cornell University. I study Information Science and love entrepreneurship, design, and creative writing. I want to do too many things, and I want to make it all work… so that’s what my YouTube channel @Katie Tracy is about. Join me on this crazy journey and together, we'll learn, struggle, and hopefully find the courage to live our dreams.
→ age: 19
→ college: cornell university
→ major: computer/information science
→ location: new york x manila
→ camera equipment: amzn.to/2Fg4nlL
📩Business/professional inquiries only:
alohakatieg@gmail.com
:::::::: popular videos :::::::::
→ how to get into your dream college youtube.com/watch?v=G9i65vYhEHA&list=PLVttB-3CLV8yBycqr-qiw5gzcUNYTfCDn
→ ivy league assumptions: harvard vs. cornell youtube.com/watch?v=dHO9qL44ve8&list=PLVttB-3CLV8wQP0D3l0Zm_gEdo-DBeWpA
→ how to get a 45 in IB youtube.com/watch?v=-YmUtU5aNag&list=PLVttB-3CLV8zyruOcSdZ2eV58J7dVILuF
→ study secrets for straight A’s youtube.com/watch?v=8e1A9QZouUY&list=PLVttB-3CLV8wh_m5hAidSc2GAiERqVln7
→ back to school shopping in japan! youtube.com/watch?v=QHkztJ8hXVI&list=PLVttB-3CLV8zdCwjJHEyihL80gZcRqo_0
"Encourage one another and build each other up." – 1 Thessalonians 5 :11
If you see this, comment "YOU’RE THE ONLY FILIPINO AT CORNELL?!" ;)
