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Jan 03, 2006 00:18

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student visa, russia, university, immigration

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iluvhyperboles January 3 2006, 08:36:47 UTC

It makes you VERY BRAVE! Not stupid! What's stupid about expanding your horizons? I am in China teaching English. I came here alone (I am 22, and engaged, yes I left my fiance for a year! haha). With no program. No skills in Chinese. Just here to have a good ol' time getting a crash course in humanity, as I say it :). Oh i don't have teaching experience either. Only a love for language. I think taking 4 years of spanish and 5 years of french gave me enough skill to teach a language ( ... )

happy_accidents January 3 2006, 08:45:20 UTC

Thanks for the welcome, and the reassurance.
I studied in Russia for 6 weeks this summer and it was the most amazing and humiliating experience of my life.

But I told myself I'm coming back for all the blunders and screw-ups, because I love it there. I also have a Russian boyfriend that I haven't seen for 6 months. I can't imagine how you managed to leave your fiance behind for a year, it's so hard!

You seem pretty awesome, so I've added you to my friends list :)

iluvhyperboles January 3 2006, 10:04:18 UTC

And I am adding you right back! :)

I like how you say amazing and humiliating. I never thought about that adjective. It IS pretty humiliating being a foreigner, and I am sure it's far worse being a student! And it's good that you are going back FOR the blunders and screw ups. It makes you a stronger and better person! I am glad you will see your boyfriend! That will be great! I say to myself, it's only 11 months not 11 years, and that' show I get through it. I also talk to him every day on MSN voice messenger. THAT HELPS A LOT. Ahh Russian men are cute. I love how they speak English...their accent...I love accents...I think the Argentenian-English accent is number one in sexy, then Russian-English. Then Irish...soe people say French accents are sexy. On girls yes but not on guys...

evilshell January 3 2006, 17:21:32 UTC

I agree with you on the accents - French men sound awful, but Russian guys, wow. I was on tour with a Russian band last year for a week and a half....talk about hearing sexy accents all day and night!!

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karmatic_quest January 3 2006, 10:01:51 UTC

I'm 26, Canadian and have been living in China for the past 2 years.. I'm fluent in the language now, which is great, but I'm ready to move on.

While here I met (on livejournal) an amazing man from England.. who sold everything and moved here to be with me. We're now engaged and expecting our first child. He moved here a year ago.

We're moving to England (I've never been to europe) to have the baby in 20 days :)

When you decide that the world is your home, so many doors and windows just fly open.. :)

Good luck to you..

One of my students is from Russia and she's absolutely amazing :)

li_si_wei January 3 2006, 10:24:59 UTC

Well, Im a 19 year old Russian studying in Britain and currently living in China for a year. throughout last 4 years (thats when I left Moscow) I've had quite a few shocking experiences (especially in China :).
From what I can say, it won't be that difficult for you, since Russians are quite easy going people, open socially, and friendly (even if they dont look like it sometimes;).

Good luck to you, I hope u'll have great time =)

lizka January 3 2006, 10:38:18 UTC

You're very brave! I wish you good luck! I left for Russia alone when I was 18. I met a boy on the internet, we talked and then I moved there. Though I already sort of had a connection with Russia it was still a fairly brave move on my part especially now that I look back at it. I didn't live in Piter or Moscow though (I was in Krasnoyarsk which is way over in Siberia).

If you have any questions I can give you my experiances (I've lived there so I understand life and I had a baby there so if you ever get pregnant and want to deliver... LOL, etc). Though you might not want to hear my opinions on Russian university! It's not that positive.

happy_accidents January 3 2006, 20:38:21 UTC

I am prepared to be very disappointed with the Russian university system, don't you worry! My boyfriend is a third year uni student and tells me all the horror stories.

But it should be interesting.

I can't believe you moved to Siberia at 18 because of a boy on the internet :) I'm glad it worked out for you, though. I'm adding you!

salomeka January 5 2006, 22:37:32 UTC

I'm planning on going to Moscow Uni. next year, I would like to hear your opinion on russian universities so I can get both sides, if you want to. :)

juliasark@hotmail.com

velcroswench January 3 2006, 12:36:43 UTC

You're very brave. :) I just wanted to wish you luck! :)

happy_accidents January 3 2006, 20:38:41 UTC

thanks!