| Living with people from other countries/cultures is one of the best experiences I've ever had. You'll be irritated, disgusted, suprised, appreciative, intrigued, amused and entertained, all within a day, and by the end of your college years you'll be truly satisfied with the experience. If I do end up in a college overseas I'd definitely want to get a roomate who isn't an Aussie (as I am). The other pro is that living with an American (in the US) could possibly make your ease into American life a lot easier, and not just in terms of language. You'll be there for at least two to four years, so it's important that you do pick up on the certain changes that living abroad incurs. While it's great to keep and be proud of your own country's customs, you'll definitely need to adapt to a lot of America's, and it'll be far easier if you're living in close proximity to a few natives. Ridiculous little things that are handy to learn, like how to order a drink or meal properly (sounds absurd, but it DOES change in different countries), how to tip people (big one in the US), what different phrases mean, and even different names for objects (for instance, "rubber" in Australia means something completely different in the US and UK).
The only real problems I can foresee are if your roommates are just generally not nice people or not nice to live with, and this can just as easily happen if you live with someone else from your own country. |