{"id":5624,"date":"2017-07-12T10:36:43","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T08:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/farmacia\/?p=5624"},"modified":"2020-12-16T10:41:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T09:41:26","slug":"learn-meet-enjoy-linhs-first-year-experience-at-ceu-valencia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/farmacia\/en\/learn-meet-enjoy-linhs-first-year-experience-at-ceu-valencia\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn, meet, enjoy: Linh\u2019s first-year experience at CEU Valencia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A blend of Vietnamese, Danish and a bit of Spanish now, our student Linh<\/strong>\u00a0has been one of our stars on Social Media this year. Author of\u00a0many articles and entries<\/strong>\u00a0where she has shared her experiences during her\u00a0first year here at CEU Valencia<\/strong>, we have approached her just a few days before her final exams to ask her a couple of questions.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Linh, it is really a surprise to see how well you speak Spanish after just a few months. There must be a secret behind that\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, my parents lived in Spain for some months when I was little, though not for long. I always wanted to improve my Spanish because the more languages you speak, the more opportunities you have to meet new people and find friends! Also, now I find it easier to access different academic sources for my projects and papers. Speaking different languages is always an advantage.<\/p>\n

Which explains why you are always hanging around The HUB 101\u2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Definitely. I always go to\u00a0The HUB 101<\/strong>\u00a0mainly because I like getting in touch with other people. I think that many students don\u2019t really know about all the activities that are organized by the\u00a0Language Service<\/strong>\u00a0but I always try to keep track of them because it is a great way to meet new friends. I\u2019m not afraid of approaching people that i don\u2019t know and start talking to them. I\u2019m quite open-minded and I think that the rest of the students who go to The HUB 101 are too! When you go there you always find something interesting going on: you can discuss with a teacher in Spanish, watch movies, learn about other cultures, read magazines\u2026<\/p>\n

So you really have something for foreign languages.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh yes, I love learning new languages. I am studying Spanish (B2 level) with Raquel Nielfa and all of my classmates are French students of Veterinary and I think it is easier for them because French is also a Romance language.<\/p>\n

As for students from other countries, I try to help them, especially those coming fro Asia. They sometimes have difficulties with the pronunciation of some words or the alphabet so, since I am Asian too, I understand their trouble and I try to help them out! Let\u2019s say for instance the RR sound, or the G sound.<\/p>\n

No wonder you won a prize for your participation in all the activities organized by the Language Service.\u00a0<\/strong>You have also been working with us here at the International Relations Office these last months. Tell us more about your assistantship: what have you done, with which purpose?<\/strong><\/p>\n

During my assistantship time, I have been participating in many activities organized by the University, such as language exchange, workshops, leisure activities from\u00a0Campus Life<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and even attending talk sessions in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Moreover, I have also gone to the city centre and to other campuses to write blog posts with the final purpose of showing international students about our university. I want to convince you to come here to Valencia and to CEU but not only to study, but to enjoy the next 4 years of university life.<\/p>\n