10 things only international students can understand.

Study overseas is not acceptable task for everyone, even those who drive to this path sometimes feel unconditional stress. There are numerous reasons why people move abroad, as well as there are certain other things that students face when leaving their own hometown. There are so many things that international students do not see and they will do it with the passage of time. Here are the few things that international students can understand.

1. The first day of the college is most interesting when more the 80% of international students always think to go back; just want it badly to back.
2. You will feel ecstatic when after two or three days when someone will pronounce your name correctly.
3. New students always try to cover him when someone asks you asinine questions about your past, about your country and yourself.
4. International students will think that 90% of people have a completely different perception and understanding about your hometown.
5. It is like finding a gem, when it comes to finding food store and restaurant of your own choice in the new place. When you do that, it's heaven.
6. There is difference between American and British English. Therefore  new students always get confused with the spellings and pronunciations of new things.
7. Whenever you receive money from your parents it is always a guilty card for you and next time you promise yourself that you will earn more.
8. When you are talking to your parents in your hometown, your friends look like a price fewer persons.
9. You have a lot of time to convert the currency and learn about the new one but in your mind you always think about your local currencies.
10. Social media, Whatsapp, Viber, Facebook,. Skype becomes your best friends; you will check them ASAP when you get free.

These are some of the things that international students face when they are studying abroad. Many other things are there that international students can face, but the good thing is that the Counselors at Technical education Australia (HMIA) offers and guides its students with best solutions to its students. That is why HMIA feels proud in its in house culture.

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Celebrating Thanksgiving day In Australia

Thanksgiving is a celebrated as the national holiday in mostly in America and Canada. As for that day, people pray for the blessing of harvest and pray for the next year proceedings. Many other parts of the world, like Europe, Asia, and Australia are currently celebrating this as their national day. Usually celebrated in 4th Thursday of November Thanksgiving is now getting famous in Australia too.

This year Australia is going to celebrate the day on 27th of November. The national day of thanks giving is opportunity for Australia in which they can pray and can give thanks to God for the demonstrations of the best available lands for agriculture in Australia. People visit the local communities and churches, because churches give the leadership to the community and support the communities of the people. People can hold the day of thanks giving in their hometown regions, and even their houses.

Apple and Grapes harvest festival are also the part of Thanksgiving in Australia. Various cultures and events are organized every day to mark the occasions the mission and the focus of the day go to celebrate the national day while giving thanks to each other and presenting thanks to God. Thanks giving are continued for two, 3 days finally the festival ends with the Saturday night prayers.

Australian are warmly welcoming peoples, who always welcome new and creative personalities, you can participate in thanks giving at any level, or in any part of the world. Thanks giving day in Australia provides the great opportunities for concreting and reconnect with the community in which the people are living.

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4 Powerful Tips for always online Students.

If you are an online student there are some powerful study tips, that are going to save your  time. It also keep your frustration level lower because it’s give you a lot of time to do research on the things that what work or what not. Especially in times of your test. Other than this these tips will gives you more opportunities to pass you in your next class.

If you want to be a good student then you need to take care of yourself. Here are some tips that can enhance your skills and keeps you motivated towards your academic carrier.

Develop a Schedule.

More than 60% of students study at night, it depends on you that how much time you can divide for your studies in a day. You have to schedule your time to studies and need to get stick from that.

Create a work Place.

Always create a work place for study, divide specific time as well as specific place in your living place. This will help you to improve your focus towards the objects relevant to your studies. Keep your things organized with your self.

Set Goals.

Always keep yourself up-to-date with latest changes in your academic calendar. You need to divide the things in colander, use your notebook, ipad to do so. Always make the attainable goals that you can achieve. Always gives your self-rewards as breaks, have a snake in break, this can be your rewards.

Practice makes perfect.

It can be challenging to set your place to study. A place to study books, a place to enjoy study at your Ipad, but with the passage of time your will learn to manage the things. Practice makes you perfect so always have your skills.

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5 Steps in Becoming an organized Student.

In your student, life poor organizational and management skills can give you unexpected bad results in fields of your interest. Strong skills in managements bring success to your student life as well as the successful results in routine life. The most import things in student life are to divide your time, managing the necessary times according to your studies and other activates gives to orient results in your future as well as in your academic results at the end of your term.

Here are the few tips that can help you manage your academic routines.

Designate a study area.

If you are living in institution’s living areas like shared accommodations and hostels, always allocated a study area, where you only have to do the relevant academic things. Manage your course materials, books, stationary over there. Otherwise, it is very hard to manage your academic skills in a shared place. By doing this, you will manage and organized you in better ways.

Set goals.

Setting the goals are the most important thing things, by which you can save your time. Always set your goals. Having your goals, gives you the overall picture, and reminds you the holistic view of the things. The things to meet, the holidays, and the study breaks can be the part of goal setting.

Contacts numbers.

Always keep the contacts of people with you, your peer, the educational staff, the teachers and trainers, as well as the administrative staff. Note down all the vital numbers with you, so you can have all the necessary information with you. By doing this, you will stay; connect with all the people who can help you in your field of education.

Calendar’s markings.

Always mark the mandatory things in your calendars like holidays, the up-coming events, semesters brake down, end-terms and final terms papers and results. Work contents, assignments dates, and all the other important mark all those days with red colors.

Making List.

Always put your day-to-day task in your dairy, notebook, or ipad. This will give you reminders to finish pending task. Making the list of small tasks gives you the opportunity to finish things quickly and you will never miss a thing.

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Why international student use agents

According to a survey, agents recruit 53 percent of international students who are studying in Australia. Agents are generally paid on a commission basis of 10-15%. When applying in college you have the list of course available ranging from short-term business diplomas and to hospitality courses, and post graduate degrees, you some time gets confuse, where to go, what to do, which course do I have to choose. Therefore, for this little thing, agents are ready for help.

International students in any country need a bit more than admission; there is a lot of paperwork because they need proper documentations and Visa, and many other short and long-term assurance papers. Sometimes even if you are doing so yourself, there are some documents and requirements that you cannot fulfill with the help of others.

Other them the documents, sometimes students gets confuse with in the selection of campus and cities, so after providing the general information and your interested, these agents can tell you all the pros and corns of all the localities, therefore some time a honest consultant or agents can bring mental satisfactions for you. Afterwards you have the choices that you can select from.
One of the most important things is that accommodations. An international student sometimes finds it difficult to find the best place that suits them, according to their budget. So these agents can utilized their personal links and helps you out in finding the accommodations of your own types, you want to live in shared accommodation, or they want live in private hostels, or it depends on the students and their selection.

One other key benefit is that. The honest consultants can save your time; they have vast resources available, and mostly they are linked with universities directly. However, many students become victims of Consultant frauds each year.

Here are the few tips that help you in selecting the right consultant.
1. Always ensure that they are linked with universities, you can take help from students, mutual friends, and other agents.
2. Judge the gesture, a fake consultant always gives bad gestures
3. Meet the senior one, when you are a new student and visiting a consultant for the first time; always meet the most senior there.
4. Always ask for previous track records, previous students.’
5. Always ask for the documents of their certifications, like the affiliations latter, work license etc.

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10 things to know before studying in Australia

There are many things to know you should know before landing in Australia, if you are thinking Australia is like your hometown then your perception about Australia is not correct. Whether you choose to study in Australia from education consultant, or directly from any university, there are many things your adviser may not tell you. Probably Australia want challenging too much but it does not mean it is very easy out there. You have to do some research otherwise you may found yourself in bunch of difficulties. HMIA (Hospitality Management Institute of Australia) is always feels proud to be a mentor of its students and helping them out in all the aspects of daily life. Here are few tips that may help you.

1. You need a Visa.
If you are in Australia for more than three months for study to definitely, need a student visa. Everything is visualized and you can do the whole process online, no more visits to embassy and long wait for mail. Other than visa process the fee are expensive.

2. Get your Health Insurance.
No matter where you are studying in Australia, it is either a university, college, or any institute if you are an international student you need to get your Health insurance done. Always do some research before putting your money in terms of Insurance.

3. Think carefully where you want to study.
Measure your interest, and decide which places you are interested in. there are certain places that you can choose from. If you are studying business and management certainly Sydney suites you depending on its resources of Jobs and Small business, likewise if you are studying Science, biology Great Barrier Reef suites you.

4. Flight leg is real thing.
Australia and America have intense time differences, if you arrived at daytime forced yourself to stay up all day and if you arrived at nighttime try to sleep, soon you will indulge yourself into new time zones. After this initial leg is over you will find it difficult to contact your parents, family, and friends back home. To avoid this confusion always tie up the time according to right zones and days.

5. Australia is expensive.
Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney are at the top 10 list of most expensive cities in the world. From grocery to housing and course material to Travel, everything is going to cost you a lot so be prepare yourself for some extra payable.

6. Australia is Huge.
From national parks to rain forests, Great Barrier Reef, Uluru and outback Australia is huge, you need to have a lot of time. If you want to enjoy your dream places you need to have a lot of money and time to burn, this is how you can explore Australia.

7. Seasons are flipped.
If you are coming from any western or Asian country remember the seasons are flipped, flaying to Australia with the dreams of sunshine’s, and sunny beaches if you are landed at some south part of Australia, it will cold out there remember to pack according to conditions.

8. Grading systems are different.
Most Australian universities use HD, (High Distinction, High Achievers), D (Distinction), C (credit), P (Pass), and F (failure) are there grading systems, so do not freak out just try to understand things and becomes the High achievers.

9. Work while you are studying.
Remember it is very expensive, if you are studying in University program. Managing your charges becomes a hurdle for you so always find some part time work along with studies, considering the high minimum wages in Australia.

10. Bank Account.
If you are living in Australia for more than 4 months, you need to open a bank account for managing your accounts. You can save a lot of money by this way otherwise; there are charges on ever transaction from home countries bank.

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Spending your summer vacations in Australia

Long drives, Swimming, Visiting tourist destinations like Uluru and Ayers rocks that are what the Aussies do in the summers. According to a survey 35% of Aussies visits Great Ocean Road for long drives, 34% Plan their weekends at Uluru and 35% and 26% snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef.
If you are located in Australia, you should have these 7 plans in your bucket to spend your summers.

1. Look for the best.
Always look for the best available resources, and always shape up your travel trends. Always look for the best fitness resorts and hygienic health foods. Also, find the best place for your boot camp. Otherwise, you will spoil your vacations.

2. Road Trips along with Great Ocean Road.
Road deals in Great Ocean Roads start from AUD$480 including return fair and three days stays. There are many packages available for accommodations, activates along with the Great Ocean road, you can cash the best available package that is suits your needs.

3. Visit Northern Territories.
A package for visiting northern places start from AUD$500, the best available package is two days night stays other company’s offers 3-days night package. There are places like Uluru and many other things belong to see.

4. Swim with dolphins.You can avail your time while swimming with dolphins. Normal swimming’s trip cost AUD$250 at Port Stephens, also there are many other platforms available you can swim alone or with group.

5. Enjoy fireworks.
It is summer, when it is new-year, you can enjoy a lot, and you can go to Sydney harbor for see the fireworks. Aussies celebrate one of the best New Year celebrations. There are many other things to do like parties. Get-to-gather and food.

6. Learn something.
There are still many opportunities of learning in summers, you can join language-learning classes, you can earn internship letter or you can do any short-term certifications.

7. Hot Air Balloon.
It looks a bit expensive, but if you catch this, you will remember it in your life. You can choose from various destinations. Many companies are offering this service but the best way to learn this you can grab a coupon that is available with many different services.

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