I’ve been always afraid to not know what is coming or what I am about to face. In Russia, students usually go to the same school for the entire time and so have I. I’ve been with the same people in the exact same school for 11 years where I knew everybody and where everybody knew me. And here is college. Can you imagine my feelings? I was terrified before it started 100 times more than you did. I had no idea who I was going to meet or what professors were going to teach me in my very first semester. However, the first days of college proved that I was wrong. I realized that the majority of people were actually nice and very tolerant towards international students. That’s why in this blog post I want to thank all of my classmates and all of my professors for being so kind to me. I learn something new every day not only because I do assignments but because I communicate and interact with you. You help me explore New York City and dive into American traditions. With your help I found out what BS-ing was or why I should not go to the “gentlemen’s club” if I was looking for the bathroom despite the attractive title. Every minute in college around you brings something new to my life. And it’s amazing because I think that a person would feel like home no matter where he is if he’s spending his time with right people. Big thanks to all of you – you’re the people that make me feel like home.