I’m Wayne, from Burma.
I’m studying Finance and Business Analysis
at JMU.
My name is Duy.
I’m originally from Vietnam and I’m studying
Computer Information Systems at JMU.
Studying abroad has become popular everywhere,
so after my high school, I decided to study
abroad.
I chose London and UK and the United States.
But after I looked at some schools, I really
liked JMU – the campus and the peaceful
town.
That’s why I chose JMU and the United States.
My favorite thing about being here is the
people.
They’re friendly and you can make a lot
of friends.
You just walk around and say ‘Hi’ to everyone,
and everyone is friendly.
And secondly the weather, with the fresh air
and the building structure and the culture,
it makes me feel like it’s a whole different
world from my country.
That’s why I love being here.
One thing I love here is that I was raised
and born in a big city.
So every day you see a lot of traffic.
But here it’s very peaceful and it’s very
good for you to focus on your studies.
When I came here in 2015, after a long flight,
I was having a jet lag, but at the first day
of orientation everyone is welcoming and always
smiling at each other, which made me lose
all my tiredness and just feel welcome and
it felt like home.
Most students abroad when they come here,
they usually have homesickness, missing their
family and friends.
But when I came to JMU I met the new society,
new friends.
They made me feel at home.
They create me more memories and make me laugh
and I have a lot of fun with them.
Studying the ISC program provided me enough
skills.
How to do better in class, help me with research
skills, help me be better with English and
communication and American culture (how we
fit in American society).
I think studying at the ISC is very good for
new students like me, to get used to the environment
around here.
