17 Ekim 2012 Çarşamba

Journal Entry 2: A NEW START


Being  a student at METU means leading a meaningful life to me. I have the opportunity to question my own being deeply and know myself better. I do it with the help of my teachers. They show me the ways of thinking and searching. For example, Introduction to Education course makes me think about why I am here. I try to find what education is in my opinion. I have learned that I should be more familiar with philosophy to understand what is going on. Dealing with some problems of education reminds me that I am not a child anymore. I can do something useful. That makes life purposeful because I have dreams to catch.

I am really happy to study at such a university. METU is like another world or maybe a parallel universe. People can express their thoughts freely and discuss anything. They are accepted as they are. They do not have to create fake identities or hide their real characters.  I think it is the most important thing expected from a university. METU is famous for this feature. I know and everybody knows that it offers many facilities. But without its freedom vision, they are nothing.

It took a little time to adjust to doing everything on the Internet. The most stressful moment I had here was course registrations. There was nothing complicated and actually I am not bad at using computers and Internet but I did not want to do something wrong.  It was the first time for me to choose my courses in that way. I was so worried that I had so many questions in my mind even after I got my approval. Then I was relieved somehow.

I have not faced any serious challenges so far. I am accustomed to staying in dormitories and being far away from my family because I graduated from a boarding school. I think it is enjoyable to control your life on your own.

That is all for me to write. I am where I want to be, which gives me the biggest pleasure. METU is a great university!

 

 

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