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My dream of visiting New York City

My arrival in the States as an Exchange Student It has been already three years since that day of August 2014 when I left and started my exchange in the United States of America, where I stayed for one academic year, with only one luggage and my laptop, nothing else....

0 0 , 6 years ago
NYC: The city that Never Sleeps

I went to New York city last year. I also missed Seville's famous April fair for this trip but it was worth it. I would do it again for many years more. New York is a city that you can't see in a week and if you want to enjoy it to the maximum, not even in ten days....

0 0 , 7 years ago
More trips, more friends, more fun

Hello all! Further trips, adventures and experiences are left to be described. Unfortunately the photos can’t bring back the atmosphere fully, but I hope You will enjoy watching them. On one day our RAs brought us on a 2 hour journey to Niagara Falls, one of the...

7 0 , 7 years ago
Trips, friends, fun at NAZ

Hello all! Let’s talk about what people can do around Rochester except studying. Our RAs and teachers and the whole staff were so attentive to fulfill our every single desire and wish, that we all are thankful for their work. They organized us so many leisure...

6 0 , 7 years ago
Studying at NAZ

Hello all! In the following post I will talk about how studying English actually looks like at NAZ. The system and the construction of the whole 3 week language course kept us busy, but after it ended we all could go home with stronger skills. On the second day at NAZ...

6 0 , 7 years ago
American student-life

Hello all! Finally the time has come to talk about the atmosphere of the summer language programme and our daily schedules. The three week experience started the day after we arrived at the campus. After we woke up in the morning with sleepy faces, but without jetlag...

6 0 , 7 years ago
Welcome to Nazareth College!

Hello all! Pittsford village is half way between Rochester and Campus of Nazareth College. It’s actually a little plaza-village full of stores, shops, companies and services. Clothes, shoes, accessories in one hand, restaurants, cafés, Dunkin Donuts on the other....

6 0 , 7 years ago
Rochester: first impressions

Hello all! On our first day (during our short journey with the vans from the Megabus station to the campus) the only thing I noticed about Rochester was that the environment looks simply like any industrial city without a special character. I definitely missed the gleam...

6 0 , 7 years ago
From NYC to Rochester

Hello all! I have to apologize, this post was supposed to be 100 % about Rochester, but I guess I left my soul somewhere around New York. I'm feeling like I must show the world, show you what a lovely place I have been to. So here are some more highlights of the city....

5 0 , 7 years ago
Hello, New York!

Hello all! If You ever heard the song by Alicia Keys, I tell You, everything she sings about it’s getting alive once You're in NYC. Marquees on Broadway, big lights, Brooklyn Bridge, concrete jungle… Talking in general about NYC is not easy at all, but I’ll try to...

11 0 , 7 years ago
Waking up at JFK airport

Hello all! After spending 8 hours (+some more due to the change of time-zones) in the air, we arrived to New York City. The language course in Rochester started one day later, so we had an afternoon and a night to spend in NYC, and planned to travel by train to our...

10 0 , 7 years ago
Basic infos about getting in the US

Hello all! I was 21 when I faced the opportunity of visiting the USA due to a University Scholarship. New York state’s pretty city, Rochester was my hometown for almost 1 month. Accurately, Campus of Nazareth College, Rochester. The course I applied for was a 3 week...

10 0 , 7 years ago
Broadway Shows: Wicked

The cymbals crash, the lights flash, the dragon above the stage flares its nostrils and monkeys fly out over the audience as you sit in awe of the extravagance of the Broadway experience. Nothing compares to the show I am about to describe to you. From the music to the...

2 0 , 11 years ago
Restaurants: Dallas BBQ

If you're in the mood for some of the best barbecue food at the lowest prices, Dallas BBQ is the place for you. With nine locations across the boroughs of NYC (six are located in Manhattan alone), you know there is something to be said about the quality of the food and...

1 0 , 11 years ago
Introducing The Big Apple

New York City A place filled with people, lights, and sounds. It's an experience one never forgets. Whether you eat at a great French restaurant, see a Tony-award winning Broadway musical, go for a stroll through Central Park, or visit the world-renowned Times Square,...

1 1 , 11 years ago