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00:00Chapter 6, Living and Integration

00:02The flight landed, the doors opened

00:05and this was the moment where everything became real

00:09and a little overwhelming.

00:11First, accommodation

00:12Most UK universities guarantee first-year halls

00:15if you apply early.

00:17Bills included furnished rooms.

00:19After year one, most students move into shared flats.

00:22That is really when you learn how to set bills,

00:24cook your own rajmachal

00:25and make your rented space feel like your own.

00:28Most students find flatmates

00:30with the help of Adnissify's alumni group

00:32preferably around August.

00:35That one message

00:36hey, are you still looking for a room

00:38is usually the start of a co-living relationship

00:41and sometimes even a friendship.

00:43But integration is not just logical.

00:46British culture is polite,

00:48quiet, reserved,

00:50there's queuing,

00:51there's baked beans for breakfast

00:53and sometimes there's loneliness too.

00:55But what helps you feel grounded?

00:57Orientation events

00:58and Indian student societies.

01:01Not quite like back home,

01:02but nonetheless.

01:04And when the homesickness hits,

01:06because it always darts,

01:07you can walk into

01:08university's counselling centre

01:10and you don't need to apologise for it.

01:12Just say that I need someone to talk to

01:14and they will listen.

01:16That is what settling in really is,

01:18not quitting in.

01:19That said,

01:20the hardest part of a new beginning,

01:22knowing what to do with your first day.

01:24So, here are the first day essentials

01:26for any Indian student

01:27landing in the UK.

01:28First,

01:29a bank account,

01:30passport,

01:31address letter

01:31and a long queue at the branch.

01:33But this step matters

01:34because it means

01:35no more international transaction fees,

01:37no more rupees lost in conversion.

01:39Next,

01:40pay your NHS surcharge,

01:421,035 euros per year.

01:45Then,

01:45go to a local clinic

01:46and register with a GP.

01:48Because in the UK,

01:49that one step

01:49gives you access to free healthcare.

01:51Next,

01:52a SIM card.

01:53Under 10 euros per month

01:54and suddenly you can call your parents back home

01:57or find a way through a new city.

01:59Also,

02:00buy a student rail card

02:01and get 30% off on your train rights.

02:03For London,

02:03get an SD card for the tube.

02:05Next,

02:06to figure out

02:07how to get groceries,

02:08download apps like

02:09Tesco and Sainsbury.

02:11To figure out your travel,

02:12download apps like

02:13City Mapper,

02:14National Rail

02:15and Train Line.

02:16Because when you're navigating

02:17through a new country,

02:18knowing where you are going

02:20is the first way to feel safe.

02:22Now friends,

02:23let's talk about cultural integration.

02:25Let's talk about

02:26academic culture of UK.

02:28Here is what

02:29Indian students find

02:30most surprising

02:30about UK's academic culture.

02:32That is,

02:33classrooms feel very different

02:34from what we are used to.

02:36Professors do not spoon feed.

02:37They expect you to speak up,

02:39read along

02:40and question everything.

02:41That is strange

02:42for so many Indians at first.

02:45Also,

02:45most universities in UK

02:47require essays

02:47to have citation structure

02:49and something called

02:50Harvard referencing.

02:52So sign up for the

02:53university's

02:53study skills workshop

02:54because that will help you

02:55feel more like a student

02:56than a visitor.

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