Pre-Departure:
2014 started off with some exciting news in March, a journey which will change my life forever. I was accepted to participate in the Universities exchange program. This meant that in approximately 4 months I will start my Fall Semester enrolled as an international student at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA. Get the bags ready, we’re going to America!
First few weeks:
My life at the University of Georgia thus far has been nothing short of a whirlwind. Firstly, let me begin my saying that so far this place has met every American stereotype possible. Think of college movies BUT EVEN BETTER. I was planning on it being one of those situations where it’s kind of similar but then not. Alas no, it’s full of red cups and screaming sorority girls everywhere. I love it!
My name is Prize Joy Magezi from Uganda. I am in my final year of a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies at Stellenbosch University. I participated in an exchange program to the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in the United States for the Spring Semester of 2014 (January to May). Here is a story about my unforgettable experience. This part of the story will mainly focus on the first month of arriving at the University as well as what happened before I arrived.
I received my acceptance letter from the Stellenbosch International office in September 2013 and I was ecstatic! What a wonderful opportunity God had laid before me! Having grown up in the United States between the ages of 6 and 10, I was excited to go back and reunite with old friends and it had always been my dream to attend an American University. The months of October, November and December flew by. I was overloaded with academic work that I had to make sure was done well so as to maintain my good grades. I visualised in my mind every night what it would be like in America. I was excited, happy and grateful. (more…)