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the iceberg. In Europe maybe, people would appreciate a person like me and they want to support the talent that is locked in the souls of the younger generations and do everything possible to let it out. When I decided to find out if this was true, I told my parents: “I want to study abroad!” There was no limit of my mom’s joy. Finally, I got a letter from the curriculum agency. Different advanced countries with the best universities appeared before my eyes. Italy, Norway, Spain, and France offered foreign students an opportunity to study in English. However, I did not find anything special in these countries and in those programs, but at the end of the letter I noticed a small country with extraordinary features: green energy, developed agricultural industry, advanced technology market, and the most developed bicycle infrastructure in the world. I could not even imagine that I could study in this small miracle on the edge of the European continent called “The Netherlands”. After arrival in the Netherlands, I saw green meadows under the blue sky, brightly illuminated by the western sun. How happy people on city bikes cycling in all directions that you could only wish for. When I arrived at my university, I finally saw what I heard so long ago. A wise saying says: “It’s better to see once than hear a hundred times”. Audiences with different colors captivate the minds of young students and force learning and creating. Teachers who know everything about subjects direct every student in the right way. And of course, students from all over the world sharing their skills and experience with others to achieve their goals. Now I know that my first university was indeed the tip of the iceberg and that here the people appreciate a person like me. 14