Could you repeat that?
WHAT DO YOU DO? DO YOU WORK OR STUDY?
I am a student actually. I am studying international relations at the university.
This is my third year, and I will soon graduate.
WHAT DO YOU STUDY?
As I mentioned before, I’m studying languages for international relations.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THAT SUBJECT?
I chose it because I have always been interested in political affairs and I’ve always enjoyed hearing the news and I wanted to know
how International organizations actually work.
There was no particular figure who inspired me. I think the reason why I choose this subject is because I have always wanted to be
useful for others.
Since I want to work in the cooperation sector for gender equality, I think this faculty would be very useful for my future career
IS IT A POPOULAR SUBJECT IN YOUR COUNTRY?
I don’t really know that, but I think it’s not that popular as some people may expect. Most students tend to study political science
rather than International Relation. They may deepen this subject by taking some specific courses, but not many students chose to study
this particular subject.
DO YOU LIKE THAT SUBJECT?
I surely do like it. I feel that every course has thought something new and helped me to better understand how greatly everything has
to be organized to make international relations to work in an effective way.
DO YOU GET ON WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES?
I haven’t had the chance to meet many other students because everyone already knew each other so it was very difficult for me to
make new friends. However, I met some really interesting and positive girls with whom I am now in a very friendly relationship.
What would you like to change about your faculty?
Well, I am not a big fan of writing reports
If I could, I would change that. It’d be great to outsource that to someone else. But overall, I enjoy what I study.
DO YOU LIKE YOUR STUDIES?
At the beginning I thought many times that it was not my cup of tea.But now absolutely.
I particularly like when we do project analysis on different regions because we get to learn about the policies of the different
governments. I am not so found of the writing tasks we have to prepare because I’m not so good at essays writing.
WHAT DO YOU DO EVERYDAY?
I study, I take lessons online, so I have to take notes to prepare for the exams.
Hometown
Do you like your hometown?
When I was a child I loved it because it was surrounded by mountains and my grandparents had a farm so I always had someone to
play with
Do you often visit it?
When I was in high school I tended to spend there my entire summer, so three months. Now that I am a little bit older and have my
friend here in Italy and other interest I tend to visit it once a year for not more than 3 weeks.
Oldest place in your hometown?
Definitely the school because after the collapse of the Soviet Union, statues as well as churches were all torn down. It is a very old
school but it is still in function and students still study there.
What is there for a foreigner to do or see?
My hometown is the perfect place to have long walks in the woods or to go hiking in the mountains. The scenery is very fascinating
no matter on the season, because in summer it is not too hot and there still are many flowers and in winter there is snow.
How could your hometown be improved?
I think the main problem are roads. They are very old, they haven’t been renovated in ages and so there are always some deep holes
which can become even more dangerous in case of rain.
