Interviews

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INTERVIEWS

Have you ever felt like a stranger? Have you ever thought that this was not your place? A lot of international students come to Sussex every year, how do they feel here? And English students? What do they do to make them to feel at home?
The following interviews with both an international and an English student try to answer these questions delving into their opinions and feelings. We do not try to give general answers just to show some personal experiences at Sussex.

LAURA
Name: Laura Cook
Age:22
Nationality: English
Studies: English and Spanish.

Who do you live with? And where?
I live with my friend who I met in the first year of the university. Her name is Joanna and we have a flat in Brighton.

Do you have any international classmates?
Yes, there are few in my Spanish class. A couple of girls from France and a girl from Luxemburg .But in my English class there are none.

Do you have any relationships with international students?
Yes, I meet with a Spanish girl called Laura to practise Spanish with and also another Spanish man called Javier.

Do you feel integrated in the university life?
No really. I am not a member of any sports teams. I am not a member of any societies. But I do enjoy university life and I go to the gym when I can on campus and… I enjoy it here.

Why do not you belong to any team or societies?
It is quite competitive, it is quite difficult to become a member of these teams. I am not a sporty person.

Do you have any experiences abroad?
Yes, I went to Spain last year for a few months to learn Spanish and I was working in a school with children in Madrid.




How did you feel there?
Everyone in Spain was very nice to me, very helpful at the school. They used to involve me in their parties, and at Christmas we did a present giving ceremony and we went to dinners and things like that.
But I did fell like a foreigner there. People used to look at me on the train, they used to stare and… they used to listen to our conversation in English quite a lot. But on the whole I felt comfortable.