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Becci's Blog: From London to Lyon
Five things not so good about living abroad
It's a sudden thought that I have been living in Lyon for around a year. Overall, it's been an amazing experience. But I've decided to write about some of the challenges that living abroad can bring. Here we go.
▲ It isn't a holiday
You know those Hollywood films where the foreigner is living a nice, easy and comfortable life in another country? Well, forget it — that's not how it is. You have to do all kinds of things like finding a place to live, paying bills and so on. These things are not easy.
Before I came, I thought my French was pretty good. But that's not the case. People talk to me like they talk to a baby — using simple vocabulary which you have to pick up — the first time I went to a hairdresser, I didn't know what to say!
You might not like it
It's possible that after all the excitement of moving to another country, you become one of those foreigners who is unhappy abroad. I ran into some people who couldn't wait to leave France after just a few weeks. Well, there's no country in the world that suits everybody, right?
Homesickness
After a few weeks, you'll start to miss all kinds of things from back home. Well, it's a hard time you have to go through. If you are really homesick, go home. Otherwise, keep going, and the homesickness won't last forever (永远).
Not everyone is happy that you're there
Mostly people are kind to me and happy to see me. But there are exceptions. Sometimes I go somewhere and someone says something like "Oh, no. Another English person!" It's not nice to hear, but you have to put up with it. It's best to ignore (忽视) it and remember the nice ones.
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）1. What can we know about Lyon?
A. She's a girl from the UK. B. It's a city in France.
C. She's a girl from the US. D. It's a city in Canada.
