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ne of the moments that I cher-
ished while being in Wales were
meeting the locals and oth-
er international students here. I never
thought that I would easily make friend
with people here but I did and it’s a bliss-
ful feeling having friends from different
part of the world. I believe each friend
represents a world in us, a world possibly
not born until they arrive, and it is only
by this meeting that a new world is born.
In a blink of an eye I was able to gain
as many friends as I did back in Ma-
laysia. We converse, laugh and even
share inside jokes together. Mostly we
were able to bond when talking about
our own country. Funny isn’t it when
we come to another foreign land, we
are our country’s representative. Peo-
ple ask you questions about the food
you eat, the weather, your family. Ex-
changing these stories not only let you
feel closer to other people’s culture but
at the same time make you feel more
close to home. You imagine your-
self talking about that favourite food
back at home and that place where
you always spend time with family.
The little community here actually
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spurred me to embrace everyone that I’ve
met. You don’t have to call everyone your
best friend, but just try to get to know
each of them and you’ll be surprised
how much you have things in common.
For example Jayson and Megan from
America loves spicy food as much as us
Malaysians do. Grufff from Carmarthen
himself still haven’t get to use with the
cold in Wales. Miku from Japan grew
up watching Shin Chan just how most
of us did while we were grewing up.