Life Magazine: Marketing Essential Edition April. 2014 | Page 25

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Living
 in
 another
 city

An

American
  !Life as an International
student always encounter with
Degree

many problems. The

It is still a competitive
environment for fresh
graduates in Malaysia.
Although many students
do have degrees from
overseas, however, I
keenly believe the
american education
system provided me
valuable experiences
that allows me to stand
out from the others.

New
 knowledge

&
 Expertise

Studying abroad has
completely changes my
life. Being able to step out
of my comfort zone to try
new things and go
through the trial
& error phase
almost
everyday, I have
gradually
discover new
talents. The
experiences
gain day by day
had made me in experts in
so many ways.

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!
hardship and effort

that I put in to try to
overcome many
obstacles in studying
abroad not only
enhanced my academic ability.
But also had trained myself to
being a better individual in
many aspects. I have acquired
ability to quickly adapt into a
foreign environment and also
the global sense by having
friends from all around the
world.

Opened
 my
 heart
 360°

Growing up and residing in
one place limited the my
perspective for the world.
After I have lived here
for sometimes, I
starting to understand
both American culture
and my own culture.
From the vantage
point of American culture, I
truly see my own culture in a
completely different way.

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Discovered
 ways
 to

connect
 with
 different

people

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There is a different between
having friends and making
friends. In having friends you
are just increasing the # of
person you know without
having any connection with
them. On the other hand,
making friends is all about
how to connect with people.
Fresno State is indeed one of
the most diverse population
in the United States. In these
entire 4 years of study abroad
experience in Fresno State, I
have slowly developed a skill
to connect with many
different people in a different
way.

DID YOU KNOW?

!

The Nike logo was only designed
for $37 in 1971 by Carolyn
Davidson, a graphic design student
at Portland State University.

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