My name is Sarah Mirza. I am 25 years old. I come From Saudi Arabia, Jeddah. Right now, I am Living in New York State, Rochester, which is a beautiful city. It is very quiet compared to other big and loud cities like for example: New York City; yet, there is always something happening in Rochester; festivals, concerts, galleries, parades…etc. I am truly enjoying all that, though the real reason for me to be here is mainly studying.
I am taking an English Course at Nazareth College. This course will last for 3 months. I wake up early every morning and I take the bus to college, it drops me off at the Art Center and I walk to the Golisano Building, where the Center of International Education is located. I get there at 8:30; sometimes 2 minutes later and sometimes 2 minutes earlier, it depends on the bus. I just prefer to be punctual. There, I take my English classes given by the nicest, most friendly teachers ever, who are trying their best to make students feel at home and welcomed since all the students are international. They teach us core classes which consist of writing, reading, listening and speaking. There are also classes for Grammar and TOEFL, plus computer labs to work with TELL ME MORE; Tell Me More is a program specially designed for English learners that starts by evaluating the student level in English. Based on that it gives all the suitable exercises and activities for each level, which is great for ALL students. including me, although English has never opposed any difficulties for me, so I am just enjoying my time and loving every minute of it .
I am taking an English Course at Nazareth College. This course will last for 3 months. I wake up early every morning and I take the bus to college, it drops me off at the Art Center and I walk to the Golisano Building, where the Center of International Education is located. I get there at 8:30; sometimes 2 minutes later and sometimes 2 minutes earlier, it depends on the bus. I just prefer to be punctual. There, I take my English classes given by the nicest, most friendly teachers ever, who are trying their best to make students feel at home and welcomed since all the students are international. They teach us core classes which consist of writing, reading, listening and speaking. There are also classes for Grammar and TOEFL, plus computer labs to work with TELL ME MORE; Tell Me More is a program specially designed for English learners that starts by evaluating the student level in English. Based on that it gives all the suitable exercises and activities for each level, which is great for ALL students. including me, although English has never opposed any difficulties for me, so I am just enjoying my time and loving every minute of it .
I am currently living with a very nice American lady. She is a mature business woman who
travels a lot. I honestly don’t know if she has someone to clean the place for her, but I must admit that the apartment is super clean. If she is doing the cleaning herself, that makes her a great house keeper too. And that is a complement. Her name is Taylor; Taylor is into what is called Feng Shui, which is the ancient Chinese art of “Placement”. I have heard this term before and basically when I hear Feng Shui, I expect to see extraordinary organized and super clean person. That is exactly what Taylor is. So nowadays, my basic concern is not catching the bus to Nazareth, it’s not doing two hours of Tell Me More, nor doing my homework. It is keeping my bed room clean every day.
Sarah, great post! I have friends who like Feng Shui and they are all very organized and have really beautiful houses.
ReplyDeleteThanks for saying you like the teachers at Nazareth, we all work very hard, and I am glad you like your college experience here.
Sounds like your days are really busy, take time to enjoy yourself also....smell the roses.
* awww Thank you again Louise. Yes,indeed the apartment I'm living in is really beautiful. I actually dont regret my decision at all about this apartment because at one point or another of my life I was gonna have to learn the art of "placement", and sooner is always better than later. Where I come from we grow up used on a luxurious way of living with house maids who keep the house always clean and organized. We dont really get to feel how hard it is to do so. Now I'm living the REAL NORMAL life that any young adult would be living, where I get to be indpendet and taking care of my own responsibilities. I'll talk about that in my next post.
Deleteand I cannot tell you how good it feels.
* I meant what I said about the teachers, you dont have to thank me for saying the truth :)
Very interesting post Sarah. We all enjoy having you as a student very much. You have a great sense of imagination in your writing. Whether formal or informal, every time you write you are always exploring and extending your thoughts. Your writing is out of the box--meaning that you are always stretching your writing to gather the attention and interest of the reader. You are doing a great job Sarah ! I found the observations you made of your roommate very interesting :)
ReplyDeleteThank You Humaira, I love being here , and I'll surely remember all I learned from you and from the other teachers and I'll carry it with me to progress more in my writing skills as an acadimic student, Hopefully.
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