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Adulthood 101: An international student’s quick tips for living alone

By: Karina Danielle Lim de León, SFU Student I moved away from my home in the Philippines when I was just 17 as an international student. Transitioning into both an independent lifestyle and a different cultural environment was a tumultuous and struggle-laden journey. Facing cold weather, deciphering Canadian slang, navigating the public transit system, filing my taxes on my own . . . there were many facets of my new life I needed to figure out how to manage.  My biggest challenge was the daily maintenance and organization of an adult life — keeping my kitchen reasonably clean, doing laundry,…

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