Hi! My name is Shamira Talukder and I currently live in Kew Gardens. When I was young we moved all around Queens, but we mainly stayed Astoria. At the time, Astoria was mainly a Greek neighborhood and so other than my own culture, it was the only other culture I was familiar with at the time. However, after moving to Kew Gardens, I was able to learn more about different cultures like Hispanic, German, etc. Learning about new cultures made me more interested in the world and I was glad I got an opportunity to explore some of it.
Getting to travel to new places is an amazing experience in it’s own right, but what I actually experienced is hard to put into words. For example, in Thailand, we went to a Buddhist temple After entering, we were greeted with intricate statues and in the distance we can see the main temple. These experiences made me appreciate not only other cultures more, but other religions.
What I would expect of myself as a college student is to become a better student than I was and to prepare to enter the real world soon. There is just so much to learn in college and I do not want to rush and overwhelm myself, but rather take one step at a time. My goals for the first semester aren’t very original like keeping my GPA up, making a network of friends, and making the full transition from high school to college. I think, so far, I have done a pretty good job.
Shamira, it’s super cool that you’ve had the opportunity to travel across the world and experience new cultures. I’m positive that you’ll have no trouble achieving your goals!
Shamira, I’d love to hear more about the other places you’ve been and the cultures you’ve experienced! I hope you’ll achieve your short-term goals as well as your long-term ones.
Shamira, its definitely a blessing to be able to visit so many places and learn about several cultures. I hope you achieve your goals and am sure that if you put your mind to them you will definitely find success.