Friday, July 12, 2024

From the airport to the University of Texas at Austin

Video from the airport to the University of Austin 

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I was impressed by everything, the streets, avenues, buildings and houses. Everything was new to me, because I only saw it in movies, I needed someone to pinch me to know if it was all true. The streets were clean and everything was well signposted, the mirrored and huge buildings, the wide streets and everything written in English wherever I looked. I thought I was in paradise and I thought, "if paradise exists, this is one."

Our new home


Almetris Duren Residence Hall


In line for accommodation


In the Airport

In the Airport


    At the airport we were welcomed by the Program's ambassadors who were already waiting for us with welcome signs and lots of applause. We were going down the stairs to get our bags when we heard applause and speeches and when we looked it was them, it was emoal and I was surprised by it.

Tired but happy




 

When everything started

An ordinary day and my face is happy to be among those selected for PDPI 2024

 It all started when Google suggested a news story about an exchange to the United States of America for English teachers. So I read it and realized that I met all the requirements to participate, so I decided to invest in it. 

I completed all the steps one by one and a half without believing that my TOEFL ITP score fit the program. And that's when the dream began. I had already forgotten that I once dreamed of this, but during that period, after so much effort, I had already given up. That "I only believe by seeing" thing haunted me a lot, since when I get what I want, I always sabotage myself in the end. But when I arrived in American Land, relief washed over me. I relaxed.