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Exchange semester experience
In the spring of 2023, I decided to go on an exchange semester. My choice was between Australia and the USA. Considering all the films and TV series I had seen, I was more attracted to the States. Of all the states, Texas is the most authentic. So immersing myself in that culture seemed extremely appealing to me.
I can say at once that I was not wrong with my choice. The campus of Texas Tech University is the second largest in the USA. Since all my knowledge about student life in America is built from American films, I was pleasantly impressed that this is how it is in real life.
Parents bringing their kids to the dorms, huge pickup trucks taking up 90% of the parking spaces, girls wearing UGG shoes in the summer, huge amounts of university merch, a man in a costume of the university's symbol, cheerleaders, fraternities and sororities, and more.
The past two weeks on campus have been filled with new acquaintances, activities, free t-shirts, souvenirs, and free food. What was unexpected was how much the local students are religious. In contrast to the countries where I had lived before, the religiosity of Texas was a real culture shock for me (I will write about this in the next article).
The most pleasant surprise was that the park inside the campus was constantly busy. From morning to night, students played various sports such as beach volleyball, football, rugby, tennis, Pickleball, and streetball, and just chilled on the grass.
Stay with me on what to read about the difference between the American university education system and the Russian one.
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10 декабря 2023