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If You Plan to Study in the US, Get Used to Working in Groupsby Jamal Janybek - Posts (3). Posted Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 at 11:30 am |
Being an American student is totally different from being a Kyrgyz student.
I have realized that here, in America, the relations between classmates with each other and teachers are much easier than in Asia. Teachers in American educational institutions are more likely to be friends with students. Student-teacher relationships in my country are much colder, direct and official.
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Be Proud of Your Country!by Jamal Janybek - Posts (3). Posted Monday, November 1st, 2010 at 2:34 pm |
How many Americans have ever heard of my home country, Kyrgyzstan? It has been about two months since I arrived in the United States, and in that time I’ve gotten used to people being surprised when I tell them where I’m from.
Papan Reservoir in Kyrgyzstan (Photo by Flickr user RNLJC&M)
Kyrgyzstan is a little, mountainous country that is located in Central Asia. It borders other Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, and also with China in the east. The population of my country is only a little over five million people, and less than one million people live in the capital city Bishkek where I come from. My country is quite small and is not well-known in the world and among Americans, in particular.
In my college in the U.S., and in towns where I go, people ask where I come from. When I say that I am from Kyrgyzstan, many people laugh and think I made up such a country, or that the name is misspelled. I know it may sound funny, but this is true!
I really did not expect that Americans would react this way. Nor did I expect that so very few people here would have heard of my country.
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First Impressions: Arriving, Getting Settled and Meeting My New Countryby Jamal Janybek - Posts (3). Posted Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 at 12:56 pm |
Learning cultures is my favorite thing to do. I enjoy interacting with new people very much. That’s why I am here, in the heart of different cultures congestion, in the United States of America. I have dreamed of studying abroad since my childhood and I am pretty sure that many students from different countries have the same feeling.
My name is Zhamal. I now live in the USA and study at Mira Costa College. I am 17 and I am here to make a difference in my life.
I will never forget my first day in the United States. I was so excited to come here. My friend Kasiet and I had a long trip to California via London. We arrived at the Los Angeles airport at 9 PM. We found our friend who was supposed to meet us at the international terminal, and we headed into the city.
Los Angeles at night (Photo: Flickr user Mozul)
Los Angeles is an amazing city, especially at night when it is sparkling with lights all around.
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