{"id":7762,"date":"2012-08-28T14:03:42","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T20:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/?p=7762"},"modified":"2012-11-13T08:51:12","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T14:51:12","slug":"russian-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/?p=7762","title":{"rendered":"Exchange student moves from Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alina Moshcheva is a new addition to our school.<\/span><\/p>\n

She came here as a foreign exchange student from Russia, interested in both our country and self discovery. <\/span><\/p>\n

She has been in our country for only two weeks and it seems to be a bit of a culture shock. She doesn’t have to completely learn a new language, because she’s studied English for seven years. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Everything is completely different, but is still interesting and good,” said Moshcheva.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mosheva said schools in Russia are very different than U.S. schools.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Russian schools are more strict and more productive in comparison to the off-topic American schools,” she said. “They also stayed in a single classroom with the same people all day, opposed to our busy\u00a0round-about day.”<\/span><\/p>\n

She said there was also much harder classes and course variety in her hometown of 400,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

The economy there is much different as well, with a few surprising aspects.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Russia is a democracy, not communist. \u00a0Health care is free along with school and even college; they don’t have to scramble around for tedious scholarships,” said Moshcheva. “It is much easier to live in Russia.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Moshcheva says she isn’t interested in much travel in the U.S., but she would like to see the NYC, the beaches of Florida, and California.<\/span><\/p>\n

Old vs. new is another difference between the two countries.<\/p>\n

“Russia is a much older country and there are many more historical sites there than here,” she said. “Moscow has a lot of history and St. Petersburg is a pretty nice place.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The recreation difference between America and Russia is also something Moshcheva noticed.<\/p>\n

“In Russia, we go on a lot of walks when we need something to do,” Moshcheva said. “But in America, you never see anyone walking around town; they just watch TV.”<\/p>\n

Styles and fashion are also different at the school she attend in Russia.\u00a0<\/span>Moshcheva says she had to wear a uniform to school and that even the dress code there is a bit more relaxed allowing shorter skirts.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We wear high heels and try to look beautiful, in America it’s more about being comfortable than beautiful,” \u00a0she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moshcheva only stays for a year, and so far it’s going pretty well. and she is enjoying her exchange experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

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