Out of Home
Everything Opposite to Comfort and Peace
Keywords:
first-generation college, international student, search for home, community, cultural exchangeAbstract
The concept of “home” is important to so many of us. But what happens when you leave home to study abroad as a first-generation scholar? In this piece, Esha shares a dialogue with other first-gen scholars who are in the same boat, but maybe not in the same waters. By examining each scholars’ attachment and unique connections to home, Esha hopes to provide support to fellow first-gen scholars who have left home to pursue their higher education goals.
