A life of Adventure
This morning as I knocked on the door to my fiancés apartment and her roommate Margarita answers the door. I don’t know if it is normal in the Ukraine to let your friends stand out in the cold, but after a few awkward moments she let me in the door. Over the past several weeks I have gotten know Margarita, and though we have extremely different lifestyles, and I have come to admire her adventurous spirit. She has a passion to visit foreign places, she has a thirst for knowledge that few possess and she doesn’t let anything stand in her way.
Margarita turned is seventeen and has seen more of the world than most people do in their entire lives. She is the only child of her parents and they are extremely close. She loves to …show more content…
She arrived here just before Christmas and celebrated it alone in her apartment while her roommates were at home for the Holidays. Two days later she celebrated her birthday alone and finally spent new years alone as well. Despite the time spent alone the first few weeks here, and the language barrier she enjoys the challenge of living in a foreign country. Everyday tasks are much more interesting for her. Just going to the store is a little adventure. Most of the food is the same, but finding certain ingredients is a challenge. She accepts the challenge with a smile though and enjoys the experience. We can all learn to face adversity like her and find more joy in …show more content…
I know how hard it is to learn another language after spending two years in another country, but attending college in another language is a whole new ball game. In high school she received a silver medal for her academic achievements. She explained that this is the equivalent of going through high school getting only to B’s. She has told us about one teacher in particular who helped her cultivate her desire to learn. Her teacher got all of the students to be involved in school dances and different clubs. When I asked her why she decided to come to college in the United States one of the major reasons was the quality of education available and the different areas to study. In the Ukraine once someone enters college they have to choose a major and they have to stick with it. Margarita said she loves that she can choose what she wants to study here, but still has not figured out exactly what she wants to be. She won’t let that stop her from reaching her goals though. Margarita is constantly doing something. She lasts longer than the energizer bunny. When she isn’t in her room studying she is cooking up some foreign dish. If she isn’t doing that then she is at work. The fact the she can get all of her studying done in a foreign language, and work every day is astounding. She isn’t a perfect student by any means and like any other college
This morning as I knocked on the door to my fiancés apartment and her roommate Margarita answers the door. I don’t know if it is normal in the Ukraine to let your friends stand out in the cold, but after a few awkward moments she let me in the door. Over the past several weeks I have gotten know Margarita, and though we have extremely different lifestyles, and I have come to admire her adventurous spirit. She has a passion to visit foreign places, she has a thirst for knowledge that few possess and she doesn’t let anything stand in her way.
Margarita turned is seventeen and has seen more of the world than most people do in their entire lives. She is the only child of her parents and they are extremely close. She loves to …show more content…
She arrived here just before Christmas and celebrated it alone in her apartment while her roommates were at home for the Holidays. Two days later she celebrated her birthday alone and finally spent new years alone as well. Despite the time spent alone the first few weeks here, and the language barrier she enjoys the challenge of living in a foreign country. Everyday tasks are much more interesting for her. Just going to the store is a little adventure. Most of the food is the same, but finding certain ingredients is a challenge. She accepts the challenge with a smile though and enjoys the experience. We can all learn to face adversity like her and find more joy in …show more content…
I know how hard it is to learn another language after spending two years in another country, but attending college in another language is a whole new ball game. In high school she received a silver medal for her academic achievements. She explained that this is the equivalent of going through high school getting only to B’s. She has told us about one teacher in particular who helped her cultivate her desire to learn. Her teacher got all of the students to be involved in school dances and different clubs. When I asked her why she decided to come to college in the United States one of the major reasons was the quality of education available and the different areas to study. In the Ukraine once someone enters college they have to choose a major and they have to stick with it. Margarita said she loves that she can choose what she wants to study here, but still has not figured out exactly what she wants to be. She won’t let that stop her from reaching her goals though. Margarita is constantly doing something. She lasts longer than the energizer bunny. When she isn’t in her room studying she is cooking up some foreign dish. If she isn’t doing that then she is at work. The fact the she can get all of her studying done in a foreign language, and work every day is astounding. She isn’t a perfect student by any means and like any other college