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I was in a small country town, not Paris, so I was able
to enjoy the beautiful countryside – the big rivers, the forests and, in the
distance, the mountains. I received a diploma for my efforts while in France.
Then, after I had completed my bachelor's degree in California, I went to Canada
to do a master's degree in comparative literature. I spent
a year and a half in
Canada, from autumn through two winters to the second spring. I was living in an
apartment with a friend, who was studying on the same program as me, so that was
very convenient. I really enjoyed the work in Canada because the
classes were so
small. However, I was not allowed to have a job, which made it very hard to make
ends meet.
After I finished my master's degree in Canada, I had the opportunity to go to
the old Soviet Union for three months. There I lived in a
student hostel, with
other foreign and Soviet students, and I studied
Russian language and culture. I found that extremely interesting though it was a very hard language to learn,
especially the grammar and the pronunciation. I spent
three months in the Soviet
Union and received a certificate at the end of this time, which I still have on
my wall at home, written in beautiful Russian script. The people there were
extremely friendly, and the theatre was just glorious. For me, going abroad to
study was not just serious effort. I had a lot of fun too. |
