International Welcome Week

The International Welcome Week Started on 23rd September. As you can image, it is for all the international students. During the daytime, we were asked to enroll on our courses and attend several welcome talks as well as some workshops. Every evening, party was held in the 'Student Guild' and 'Einstein' ( I am sure that you will be very familiar with these two places when you start your studying, as a lot of student activities are held there.).

The enrollment process was a bit time-consuming. It is better to get up early and enroll the course, as more students would come in the afternoon. I also felt that it was necessary to attend the sessions appeared on my personal timetable on MAP, because I had got to know the school that I belong to, the course directors and the administrative staff that I could ask for help in the future. There was one session regarding intercultural communication impressed me a lot. Students from different countries with unique culture were grouped and asked to write down the keys characteristics of their culture on one piece of paper. Then, we got a chance to know different culture while walking around the room and looking at the paper on the wall. (If there is such session in your timetable, please do attend, as you will know a lot of interesting staff during the time.)

Regarding our social life in the evening, 'Talent Show' was the most impressive event during the week. Students, including freshers, showed their amazing talent that night. Several second-year students gave comments after each one performed. The guy who dance as Michael Jackson was really amazing (I did feel that Michael  were alive when he was dancing). That was my happiest night during the week. I am thinking that next year I will come back early to take part in the show, if there were a similar show.

After attending the sessions held by school and parties held by student guild, I made a few friends. Even though some of my friends are not in the course as I am, which means we may not be able to see each other everyday, we still meet at weekend having lunch or going shopping together. I feel that the 'International Welcome Week' help me make really good friends.