It has been exactly 7 days and 3 hours since I arrived at Seattle-Tacoma Airport. And all I have to say now is that this year-long exchange definetly worth it. Those last 2 days was the NBP weekend, New Beginners Program, for internationnal Student. We went to Pack Forest, near Eaton Village. It was like a Forest Camp in the middle of nowhere, when nowhere is trees and nature. The purpose of this weekend is to be immersed with other international students, and to meet the staff, leaders and workers who belong to the ISSC, Internationnal Student Center. We left Seattle Wednesday morning, at 9:00 am with around 60 internationnal students. As I was already knowing YuYeun, one of the leaders, and Chris plus Nacer, it wasn't difficult for us to speak around with anyone else. We arrived at the Camp at 11:00, and we have been packed randomly into differents house-rooms. I was with Marvin, from Rwanda and Jose, from spain, plus other people like Osama from Saouda arabie. It was nice to have my first internationnal contacts, practising my french english with them. I was like suddenly realizing that we all have our own way of speaking english which was rassuring me.They were approximatly 15% European and 85% Asian people. We have been split in different groups with one leader in each, mine was Thao. She has been in Seattle University for 3 years, majoring Math and Electrical Engineering, which means that she will study with us this year. She was really nice with us, when we had to do our first Ice Breaker Activities. I was in a group of
7 people, with Hannah who is from Ukraine and Tsehay who is from Ethopia and Van, who is from Viet-Nam. All day long, we have done some integration games like the mini olympic games or some plays. At night, we've done a camp fire, where we had the opportunity to teach some french and to sing songs from all over the world. At the end of the night, we already hadgood friends, mostly from Europe like in Sweden, Spain or Austria. We already had shared thousand stories, and the atmosphere was really good. On thursday, we had a culture-shock session explaining that sometimes it was hard for foreign people to get well integrated
. We went back on campus in a School bus, like in American TV Shows. Things were crazy, we were all together, kinda happy to live what we were living. At Xavier house, we have met our new European friends in the basement, drinking a homemade raspberries vodka to have a little more conversation. As its illegal to drink when you are under 21, it was funny to be like kids drinking for the first time, screamming at each door movement. The day after, we were continuing the weekend in the campus, eating together, planning a night party with more illegal alcohol.
I feel like the year is launched. Our plane has landed. Welcome!
7 people, with Hannah who is from Ukraine and Tsehay who is from Ethopia and Van, who is from Viet-Nam. All day long, we have done some integration games like the mini olympic games or some plays. At night, we've done a camp fire, where we had the opportunity to teach some french and to sing songs from all over the world. At the end of the night, we already hadgood friends, mostly from Europe like in Sweden, Spain or Austria. We already had shared thousand stories, and the atmosphere was really good. On thursday, we had a culture-shock session explaining that sometimes it was hard for foreign people to get well integrated
. We went back on campus in a School bus, like in American TV Shows. Things were crazy, we were all together, kinda happy to live what we were living. At Xavier house, we have met our new European friends in the basement, drinking a homemade raspberries vodka to have a little more conversation. As its illegal to drink when you are under 21, it was funny to be like kids drinking for the first time, screamming at each door movement. The day after, we were continuing the weekend in the campus, eating together, planning a night party with more illegal alcohol.I feel like the year is launched. Our plane has landed. Welcome!
Aucun commentaire:
Enregistrer un commentaire