Refugee Stats as a Student
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Came across these refugee stats - Syria, Afghanistan, numbers climbing. As an international student, it’s weird to see. I’m here with a visa, chasing grades, while they’re fleeing wars, chasing safety. We’re both outsiders, but my stress is deadlines, theirs is survival. Rent’s killing me too, and yeah, the city’s chaotic. But calling it a “crisis”? Feels harsh. They’re just people, like me. Thoughts?
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happypath
Totally feel this. I'm an international student too and sometimes think about this gap. We stress over assignments while they're just trying to survive. Hate how "crisis" makes them sound like a problem. They're just people like us, with different starting points. Thanks for posting this good reminder to check our privilege sometimes.