OMG, the final week is driving me crazy. Finals are coming next week, (good luck everyone!). Congratulations of your baby, my dear dear Beth! I miss you so much and I look forward to seeing you this summer. What else?
As an international student, most of you are probably hoping to have many American friends and also friends who are from the other country.
Besides being in the state of 10,000 lakes, Minneapolis is a really entertaining city. If you are a football/baseball fan, you will enjoy the Vikings, Twins, Gophers, and most of all, the TCF stadium currently being constructed on-campus for the Gophers.
What do you do when you meet a person who you know?
As I mentioned in my introductory entry, I play for the University of Minnesota's Division I NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Team. I want to talk a little bit about this now to give you an idea of what Division I Collegiate athletics are like in the United States, for their importance and glorification can be somewhat surprising.
Hey, everyone, I just got back from Florida. The weather there was wonderful. Everything was like in a beautiful dream. However it is time to come back to the real life in Minnesota!
My first semester at the University of Minnesota began in September of 2004. I was the only non-American in my group of friends, something that was seldom noticed in most conversations and situations. But what was special about this point in time, was that in November of 2004, there was to be a presidential election.
Email, short for electronic mail has become a more prominent type of communication worldwide, and it is a primary way of communication here in the University of Minnesota.
U.S culture varies for everyone depending on which culture you belong to. Coming from Pakistan, U.S culture seemed entirely different to me especially the social norms. But the thing is that being internationals it is in our best interest to adapt the culture as soon as possible and get used to it to feel oneself as a part of where we will be living for the next couple of years or more. Things become easy if you try to make as many friends as possible and the key is that "Be the first one to introduce". People here like to help but you want to be able to ask for it. So don't be shy and just express yourself, you will be adored.