{"id":511,"date":"2020-01-09T10:29:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T07:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepschool.kpfu.ru\/en\/?post_type=stories&p=511"},"modified":"2020-01-09T10:29:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T07:29:41","slug":"juan-pablo-perez","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/prepschool.kpfu.ru\/en\/stories\/juan-pablo-perez\/","title":{"rendered":"Juan Pablo Perez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Colombia, sophomore, Institute of International Relations, Kazan (Volga region) Federal University<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\n1)\nHow did you hear about KFU? Why did you choose this particular\nuniversity?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nI\nlearned about KFU via the Internet. Today, the Internet provides us\nwith many opportunities. Including the opportunity to learn how to\nlive and study in different countries. I have always been interested\nin life in Russia, and Kazan has become the most suitable option for\nliving and studying: the city is developed, and given the number of\neducational institutions, we can say with confidence that Kazan is\nthe best city for any international student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n2)\nHow did you imagine your life in Russia before coming here?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nIn\nfact, I imagined my life in a different way, I will explain why: I\nnever thought that having arrived in Russia, you can not only meet\npeople from all over the world, but also know yourself. When I look\nback at all this, I think that if I had not come to Russia, my life\nwould have been very boring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n3)\nWhat particularly surprised you in the real life of Russian people?\nWhat unusual problems did you encounter in Russia?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThe\nopinion of any foreigner about Russian people looks like: “they\ndo not smile,” “they are always unkind.” This is not\nat all true. Yes, each person has his own temper, but I can\u2019t say\nthat all Russians are evil. I arrived in Russia at the end of winter,\nstill remember how cold I was!!! For a person who came from Colombia,\n25 degrees of frost is something unbearable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n4)\nWhat did the training at the preparatory school give you? What did\nyou especially like (or you remember) in your studies at preparatory\nschool?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nI\nbegan to learn Russian from scratch in Russia. Knew nothing but\n\u201chello how are you\u201d. I even tried to avoid talking to people so\nas not to get into awkward situations. Without knowledge of the\nlanguage, I could hardly understand how everything works in Russia,\nand even more so, communicate with Russians. Therefore, I am\nextremely grateful to my teachers at the preparatory school. Every\nday they did everything possible so that my classmates and I\nunderstood even the most elementary peculiarities of the Russian\nlanguage. It is not as simple as it sounds. Thanks to them and their\npatience, I can say that life in Russia has become easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n5)\nWhat would you advise your compatriots if they decide to study at KFU\npreparatory school?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nDo\nnot miss classes. No way! Every day you are sure to learn something\nnew and useful, so do not waste time. Of course, I understand that,\nhaving arrived in another country, I can\u2019t wait to walk and meet\nnew people, but, believe me, there will be a lot of time for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n6)\nWhat are your impressions of Kazan? What did you especially like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nFor\nall the time I live in this city, it has changed a lot. And here we\nare talking not only about how beautiful the streets or the Kremlin\nlook at any time of the year, but also about how open and hospitable\npeople are in Kazan. Every year sporting and cultural events are held\nhere, to which many foreign tourists come. Therefore, Kazan has\nbecome accustomed to foreigners, the Kazaners are proud of their city\nand love to show it to tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n7)\nWhat would you wish to (or what advice would you give) to future\nstudents of KFU?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nBeing\nfar from your relatives and acquaintances is very difficult. But you\nshould know that studying in Russia is a unique opportunity to test\nyour own strength and skills. Be sure all your efforts will pay off\nin the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n8)\nWhat do you consider to be your main achievement in studies and work?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nI\nconsider as my main achievements the ability to express my opinion,\nand thereby learn to listen to my own “I”. Once you\nunderstand what you want, you will achieve exactly the same thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":512,"template":"","class_list":["post-511","stories","type-stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepschool.kpfu.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepschool.kpfu.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepschool.kpfu.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/stories"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepschool.kpfu.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepschool.kpfu.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}