Kubissenova Saltanat
IEC Kazakhstan
第8组
International exchange program: now and in the future
在二十一世纪,今天有许多项目提供出国旅行、学习和工作的机会。我们目睹许多人在参加国际项目后成功回国,给予积极的反馈,并推荐他人参加。可持续的未来——一代人受教育并拥有更广阔的世界观——的关键是为学生提供这些可能性。
My university provided me with the opportunity to study abroad as an exchange student in Lithuania last semester. At the age of 18 years old, I was a young girl who had never left her home country. Sincerely, it was quite challenging to be alone with strangers and away from home. However, over time, these random strangers turned into my closest friends. During my six-month study abroad, in Lithuania, Samantha and I lived in the same room. In a way, Samantha was my sister, or "sorella" in Italian.This second-year Italian master's student helped me adapt to the community at a foreign university and introduced me to other Erasmus students. It was wonderful for me to be acquainted with individuals from Turkey, Korea, Italy, Spain, Ukraine, Indonesia, Morocco and India since they all had unique personalities and were a part of their different cultures.
I made an attempt to manage my courses so that I could return to my former university with a satisfactory grade. At Kaunas University of Technology, where I spent the whole semester studying, we were taught how to learn more effectively. I found that studying in Europe is relatively simpler than in Kazakhstan, considering the practically identical educational system. For instance, we just took the midterm and final examinations at KTU, which felt more comfortable to me than the midterm, endterm, and final exams we take at my own university.
Actually, I had four school courses in total, and they were all very different from one another. As a student of mathematical science speciality, I found learning about physics to be somewhat difficult. Despite this, I was able to pass each subject with honors, and I returned to my Suleyman Demirel university with pleasure.
A trip to Copenhagen with my friend Elmira from Kazakhstan and two korean girls is among the memories I will not soon forget. We arrived at 7 a.m. without carefully checking our flight while the flight was scheduled to leave at 10 a.m. When we could not find our flight in the list of flights for the following two hours, we became really anxious. We asked the airport employees, after that we recognized our faults, and made the choice to wait for our flight. In the airport, we fell asleep while hugging our luggage. Nevertheless, we traveled about Copenhagen for two days, enjoying traditional delicacies and seeing the origin of the well-known Copenhagen Tigers store.
I am delighted to get the opportunity and fulfill a childhood dream of mine by traveling to the city of love, Paris. Even at first glance, it is obvious that this country is a megalopolis with magnificent historical buildings that gives a completely European atmosphere, which I want to return to.
Work and travel is one of the well-known programs that helps students find employment abroad and travel throughout the USA. Every year, this program sends a large number of students to America to pursue their dreams. Programs offer all assistance, including aid in locating employment, assistance with obtaining a visa, and contact information for 24-hour emergency services in the USA. With the help of this curriculum, students learn to push themselves beyond their comfort zones and work hard to earn money for fun and pleasure.
I want to be in the USA after such an amazing experience with my university's exchange program. I was encouraged to give this program a try by my closest friend who took part in it. After considering all the information, I made the decision to take my friend's recommendation and submit an application for the program. Moreover, I want to see the United States of America, especially California, experience American culture, go swimming in the Atlantic Ocean, and have a prosperous career that will teach me the value of working hard. I look forward to making friends with people from all over the world, expanding my horizons by acquiring new skills and knowledge at work, as well as getting to know the culture of other people and demonstrating the rich culture of my country.
In an attempt to save up money to help in the financial support of my parents, I also applied to participate in the work and travel program. Even though I am the only member of my family and pursue a bachelor's degree in Almaty, I sincerely miss my parents and my hometown of Aktobe, which is in the east of Kazakhstan. Almaty is where my family would like to move, however the cost of an apartment there is much greater than it is in Aktobe. I made the decision to apply for this program and back with twice as much cash as the application cost in order to avoid the dilemma of not having enough money to buy an apartment. In order to realize my dream, I hope to succeed in obtaining a visa that will allow me to participate in a work and travel program.
In my viewpoint, the work and travel program will become one of the most well-known worldwide projects in 50 years, providing opportunities for schoolchildren as well as students. In addition, the program will develop in the workplace and receive hundreds of requests for exchanges with IT, business, art, and all the other fields from large American corporations. So that international exchange programs can better promote student interests and introduce them to the magnificent world, the school will organize an exchange of volunteers for its own pupils. And I am holding out hope that, after another 50 years, it will be simple to get an internship in the field abroad.