In July.14.2011, I received a very interesting information from the US Embassy regarding my University placement and pre-departure orientation.
Congratulations for being selected as a finalist
Shahin,Hossam Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh-Dickinson University
Fairleigh-Dickinson University is the largest private
university in the state of New Jersey. The Metropolitan Campus is home to about
4,000 undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students from the United States and 63
countries. The campus is located in the suburban community of Teaneck, with all
the benefits of being in close proximity to New York City. FDU offers more than
100 academic programs in the disciplines of business, education, engineering,
hotel and restaurant management, liberal arts, nursing and allied health, and
the sciences.
Pre-departure Orientation
Please plan to be at the Embassy for your pre-departure orientation on July 24 at 10:00 AM. Please enter from the West Gate . The session will take place at the Information Resource Center at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. Please bring your ID with you. It is expected that we will finish at 4:00 PM.
The departure orientation was a great opportunity for me to know more about the details of my program, and the officers were very nice and friendly. We started the orientation by talking about what I should do, what amount of stipend, cultural shock issues, and what is expected from me.
After while, an educational specialist from AMIDEAST who talked with me about the educational diffirences and how I can overcome the US on campus new life. She told me, you are going to a very fine and prestigious campus in a very nice area of USA. She warned me from different cultural differences such as:
Do not call you friend multiple times, he or she might be busy, and they will call you back when he or she has got time, and Hossam, do not flirt with girls, it considers as a verbal sexual harassment in America. We took lunch together, Pizza.
Last words from US Embassy officer were, you are going to blue city blue state, you are the luckiest!
I left the Embassy at 4.00 having the passion of being lucky; grateful for having my family who launched my personality to achieve all of this.
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Dear Hossam, Your visa appointments will take place at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, June 21st, 2011. I will meet you at 9:00 AM at the North Gate of the U.S. Embassy .
Counselor: Hi, how are you !
Hossam: I am wonderful, thanks
Counselor: so, what do you study?
Hossam: Clinical Pharmacy
Counselor: so you are Hossam who is going to USA on US Department of State fellowship?
Hossam: Yes, I am
Counselor: Congratulations, your visa is approved and I will send it to the public affairs section in US Embassy?
Hossam: Thank You
I got my Visa, can not wait to have my tickets to DC, can not wait to have my American Council coordinatory contact information, and before all, I can not wait to phone my mother telling her what she already expected to happen.
On my way to Tanta, I had a nice chat with another passenger, and after long conversation, he said " you have such enlightened positive energy"
To Be Continued
1 comment:
Hossan, I loved it!! even though I knew the story, I passionally read every bet with great interest. You are a wonderful writer, and I dore your way to describe and draw such beautiful images. Best of luck :)
Khadija
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