journal 1

Being a university student didnt make much sense to me,at first.I used to regard it as only a promising future as most of the other people think in high schools.but,being a university student is completely different.I'm going through an adaption process from  being a high school to a university student at METU in many aspects.During this process,I'm accustomed to live in a grueling city.Metu campüs is so enormous that my adjusment to there is highly hard for me.Furthermore,we were lost for a few times in the first week.But the worst thing I have experienced is that:after walking too much,we realized that we had reached the same location:)In addition to these,I didnt get used to live in a dormitory at least in the high school.So,when I had to stay in the dormitory,I initially thought that I would have lots of difficulties,adjustment problems.this didn't turn out,fortunately.For the first time,I have been seperated from my family,and this is rather depressing period for me.

       Actually,I got information about dormitory life from the other girls who stay in the dormitory for three years.I'm lucky that I can feel my mother's support at  any moment I need.As I said before,I came up against many difficulties.Though I can come up with many solutions for some,there are still some unsolved things.As I solve those,I feel relaxed.What makes me more relaxed is that I haven't any lesson on friday.As a result of this,I go home twice a month.In doing so,I feel less homesickness.

     One of the things that leads to complication is being lack of practical skills like speaking fluently,exercising,listening.I realized that we had majored in theoretical dimension.So,during my first week,I had a difficulty in speaking fluently.In addition to this,learning germany seemed to me too challenging.But,as time goes on I’m accustomed to speaking germany.Thanks to my germany teacher,I like germany. Germany gives me so much pleasure that I couldnt have imagined such a thing before.

    I'm satisfied with being a student  at Metu in many ways, as well.İt provides its students with taking more responsibilities for themselves.Besides this,Metu broadens the mind of students.Campus is so much large that one can find lots of opportunities,activities they want.They can develop themselves not only academically but socially,as well. Metu library is relatively enormous.Access to the internet is possible almost everywhere.Student communities,sport clubs also exist.One of the important things is to manage the time efficiently. There are lots of students coming from other parts of the world..They can find a chance to make new and good friends.So many people can you meet that your views,ideas are reshaped.So,in this way student’s perspectives toward the world and approachment to the differences largely change. Being a student at Metu means to me working with the highest technology and learning new things everyday. As Metu has lots of things,it has fullfilled my expectations.I think this isn’t confined to being student here.It also exists after the graduation.