I hope, friend, this letter may find you are ironically healthy and ok with all conditions. Just now I came back from the SOAS College, the University of London. As I told you before, today was the first day at the college where the 8-week pre-sessional course is taken place for the international students like me whose language skill is insufficient for an access to their respective direct postgraduate courses.
I woke up this morning very early as I felt exited and could not soundly fall asleep. I was thinking what I would undergo on the day of orientation at the college. After having paid homage to the Lord Buddha and recited some protection Sutras, I had breakfast together with two of my friends who also might have the same feeling like I had. At 8:30 am when the morning meal was finished, we three set out directing to the Hounslow West Station where the Underground tube is taken. A 15-minutes walk is adequate to get to the station from our residence. We were not hurried since we knew that we were earlier enough to arrive at the University of London in time. 10:00 am was our dated time when all international students must be in the teaching room.
We got at the college which is located at Russell Square earlier than expected and went round here and there finding the room we must be in. When the room was found, I was surprised because there was no one inside. I glanced up the clock which is hung on the wall. A longer hand was pointing to 9 while a short one to 10. I realized that we all three were the first comers. We got there 15 minutes in advance. In due course when the longer hand was pointing to the No-12 on the face of the clock, all students, teachers and department staff concerned were gathering together in the room.
When all the students were seated, Ms Sue Yates who is a Head of Language Department made a speech on what the freshers should know. She is a very fast speaker. Some words could not be caught though most of them were understandable. She first introduced herself with the students and then her department staff. And each file which includes all information for the students was given to us and she explained about them. The second introduced person was a Foreign Student Adviser, I think, whose name was dim to my memory. She distributed some leaflets to us, whose cover has some pictorial figures some of who are short while some are tall some are disables whereas some are normal. All people in the picture are holding hand and hand which may mean all individuals from all over the world are welcome to the University of London without any discrimination if they are qualified on the media language, English.
And Ms Jenny, a young lady who is a student manager, gave some instructions on the information as to necessacity for visa extention. After that, the staff manager made a long speach about studends' situation at the SOAS by introducing with course teachers: Ms Catherine Lewis , a British lady and Ms Cher Di Boscia, a Canadian . And then, all 19 studends are two-grouped of which I am included in the first group consists of 10 members who are led by Ms Catherine. When general informations were provided, we had snack just in an opposit room where water, coffee and some cakes are available free. All students seemed to be excited at the fresh inviroment and so did I. We were introcing with each other. This was a happy and memorable moment for all of us.
Almost 10 to 15 minutes had been spent there, the second group consists of 9 students led by a teacher, Ms Cher Di Boscio left the room in order that her students were orientated (oriented) towards library and then our group set off. Ms Catherine was heading us to show some rooms just as the Lockers, Students Study Room we should be first familiar with before we went to the library. We were taken to the Students Union Building which is full of facilities for the students such as a big swimming pool, gym (Health Club) alike. We happen to know that our university provides all necessary facilities to its learners.
This time the teacher was taking us to the library which consists in the Main Building consists of the five floors. She postulated some instructions in detail and made the students introduce themselves. This event was very fascinating. All students looked very happy and pleased with the attractive moment. After introduction, we all moved to the library where one of librarians took the responsibility to explain about the library. She looked first one of very serious staff but almost everything we should know later was detailed to us. Almost about one hour was taken there. We get to know how to use our library cards, how to borrow books there and how to use computers in the library which is full of hundreds of thousands of comprehensive books, academic items, etc. The library is a really outstanding building and one of the salient features of the University of London. I am really proud to be one of education-seekers there. What about you, my friend? You too might be, I hope.
I woke up this morning very early as I felt exited and could not soundly fall asleep. I was thinking what I would undergo on the day of orientation at the college. After having paid homage to the Lord Buddha and recited some protection Sutras, I had breakfast together with two of my friends who also might have the same feeling like I had. At 8:30 am when the morning meal was finished, we three set out directing to the Hounslow West Station where the Underground tube is taken. A 15-minutes walk is adequate to get to the station from our residence. We were not hurried since we knew that we were earlier enough to arrive at the University of London in time. 10:00 am was our dated time when all international students must be in the teaching room.
We got at the college which is located at Russell Square earlier than expected and went round here and there finding the room we must be in. When the room was found, I was surprised because there was no one inside. I glanced up the clock which is hung on the wall. A longer hand was pointing to 9 while a short one to 10. I realized that we all three were the first comers. We got there 15 minutes in advance. In due course when the longer hand was pointing to the No-12 on the face of the clock, all students, teachers and department staff concerned were gathering together in the room.
When all the students were seated, Ms Sue Yates who is a Head of Language Department made a speech on what the freshers should know. She is a very fast speaker. Some words could not be caught though most of them were understandable. She first introduced herself with the students and then her department staff. And each file which includes all information for the students was given to us and she explained about them. The second introduced person was a Foreign Student Adviser, I think, whose name was dim to my memory. She distributed some leaflets to us, whose cover has some pictorial figures some of who are short while some are tall some are disables whereas some are normal. All people in the picture are holding hand and hand which may mean all individuals from all over the world are welcome to the University of London without any discrimination if they are qualified on the media language, English.
And Ms Jenny, a young lady who is a student manager, gave some instructions on the information as to necessacity for visa extention. After that, the staff manager made a long speach about studends' situation at the SOAS by introducing with course teachers: Ms Catherine Lewis , a British lady and Ms Cher Di Boscia, a Canadian . And then, all 19 studends are two-grouped of which I am included in the first group consists of 10 members who are led by Ms Catherine. When general informations were provided, we had snack just in an opposit room where water, coffee and some cakes are available free. All students seemed to be excited at the fresh inviroment and so did I. We were introcing with each other. This was a happy and memorable moment for all of us.
Almost 10 to 15 minutes had been spent there, the second group consists of 9 students led by a teacher, Ms Cher Di Boscio left the room in order that her students were orientated (oriented) towards library and then our group set off. Ms Catherine was heading us to show some rooms just as the Lockers, Students Study Room we should be first familiar with before we went to the library. We were taken to the Students Union Building which is full of facilities for the students such as a big swimming pool, gym (Health Club) alike. We happen to know that our university provides all necessary facilities to its learners.
This time the teacher was taking us to the library which consists in the Main Building consists of the five floors. She postulated some instructions in detail and made the students introduce themselves. This event was very fascinating. All students looked very happy and pleased with the attractive moment. After introduction, we all moved to the library where one of librarians took the responsibility to explain about the library. She looked first one of very serious staff but almost everything we should know later was detailed to us. Almost about one hour was taken there. We get to know how to use our library cards, how to borrow books there and how to use computers in the library which is full of hundreds of thousands of comprehensive books, academic items, etc. The library is a really outstanding building and one of the salient features of the University of London. I am really proud to be one of education-seekers there. What about you, my friend? You too might be, I hope.
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