Anton VORONOV: <\/strong> \u00abI studied at The London Skills Institute on Oxford Street. Absolute hell \u2013 a huge number of Turks, Indians, Iranians, and other guests from former colonies. But the atmosphere was positive, everyone respected and loved each other. In terms of studying, it's like anywhere else, but having fun was great. I remember we were drinking at the Red Horse pub at Finsbury Park station, where half the place was taken by our college crowd, and the other half by bikers wrapped in iron chains and leather. By the end of the binge, I was already buddying up with some hairy monster and telling him stories about my adventures. And if anyone really wants to immerse themselves in studying \u2013 go to the city of Oxford. A city of universities, and that says it all.\u00bb<\/p>\n
Alina YUGINA: <\/strong> \u00abI started my ordeal at the New York Fashion Institute of Technology (\u0418\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0442\u0443\u0442 \u043c\u043e\u0434\u044b \u0438 \u0442\u0435\u0445\u043d\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0439). I studied there for a year on a student visa, on a scholarship. Due to various immigration problems, I moved to Canada, where I still live today. I ended up at St. Mary's University in Halifax on the engineering faculty, which was completely indifferent to me. I suffered through two years at the faculty (the printing of drawings<\/a> of waste heat boilers and pipe connections could not trample the free artist in me). The only time I felt a bit encouraged was during a second-year robot project: I brought to life a mechanical three-headed dog Cerberus that rode down the hallway and scared everyone with its appearance. The great guardian was not appreciated. I became completely disillusioned with the faculty and life and decided to leave the province for Ottawa. There I first enrolled in architecture and then transferred to industrial design (Carleton University). In fact, I found myself and the ideal profession.\u00bb<\/p>\n
Natalya NOYNETS: <\/strong> \u00abAt the end of my fourth year, in the spring, the head of the public relations department of our Institute of Tourism dropped by our lecture, read out a few names from a list, and asked us to come see her during the break. As it turned out later, the list included those recommended by English teachers. They offered us to spend the summer in Greece at the Grecotel hotel chain, working with Russian tourists. Such an internship was ideal. Of course, everyone agreed. We had an interview with a hotel representative and eight of us ended up in Greece. At first, we were sent to work in restaurants. I was assigned to the buffet. The most important thing here is speed. You cannot leave the numerous fans of 'all-inclusive' without fresh ham. I had to run from the kitchen to the dining hall constantly. After a few days, my kitchen-buffet shift ended. 'Fresh blood' came in \u2013 students from Poland. We were transferred to reception and guest relations (the hotel's client services department). This was a more honorable and interesting job. But also nerve-wracking. The reception is the first aid for all occasions. We had to know how to solve all issues and then redistribute them among the hotel departments. Interestingly, tourists from different countries are very different: the Dutch are very stylish and have no complaints or questions, they are neither seen nor heard. Germans don't care about appearance, they have few complaints and very many questions about excursions and hotel operations. The Russians have more complaints than questions.\u00bb<\/p>\n
Kirill Davydov: <\/strong> \u00abTo enter a German college, you need to pass four exams and obtain the Abitur \u2013 a state certificate that allows you to apply to an institute or university. For a foreigner to take the Abitur, you first have to attend a special college (Studienkolleg) to make up the missing two years (in Germany, students attend school until age 19, not 17). And also to improve your German, if necessary. In Studienkolleg Sachsen in Leipzig, there are several faculties; I studied at the economics faculty. Studying was easier than in our school. All subjects are taught with the understanding that students do not have a perfect command of the language, meaning the lectures are 'too accessible'. Everything covered is repeated multiple times to reinforce the material. I guess that's the right method. I had no language problems, so studying came easily, and I had a lot of free time. That same year, I simultaneously became a first-year student at the Financial Academy in Moscow, on its full-time program. I lived in Leipzig, of course, so I studied in Moscow essentially by correspondence. Fortunately, at the FA, I managed to arrange to be allowed to miss classes and only come for the exam sessions. By the way, two of my female classmates are now following the same scheme \u2013 they live and study abroad all year and only come home for exam sessions.\u00bb<\/p>\n
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