So I finally got my bank account verified on Coinbase and bought my first bitcoin, and now it's telling me that it will take 10 days for the transaction to go through. Why so long, and is there a faster method?
International fiat transfers takes time (and fees). That's one of the reasons why bitcoin was born.
I personally used coinbase once ( bought BTC with my creditcard so it was quick ... but at cost of enormous fee)