Indian Student In Canada Shares Ordeal Balancing Study And Work Abroad; Resonates With Many
Jyoti Kharayat, a student living in Canada, has shared her demanding routine via a video posted on Instagram, showing her day as she moved from school to work. In the clip shared by the young student, she is seen returning after her classes and heading directly to her shift at Starbucks.
The video has resonated with many who are living the same life routine, balancing studies and work while living abroad.
In the video, she explains that she feels caught in a continuous cycle where she needs money to pay her fees and must work to earn that money. She said she comes back from school and goes to work, and after a short break, she returns to school again, followed by another shift at work. She describes this routine as a continuous loop but she still feels happy despite the challenges.
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For many students studying abroad, part time jobs has become an essential part of life to manage education costs, living expenses and daily needs, making it difficult to balance work and academic responsibilities.
Students studying abroad engage with various activities including waiter, househelp, dog sitter, baby sitter, delivery agent, store keeper, and at various food centres, to manage their expanses.
However, study while working is not something that prevails in abroad, many students in metro cities of India such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and other places, manages their studies while working to get their expenditures.
Netizens have reacted to her story and wished her luck for the better future.
