Few Words About Turkey

Hi, I want to mention about the traffic jam in Istanbul where I live in Turkey. This city is the most crowded and big city in Turkey so traffic jam is one of the biggest problems for the citizens. Sometimes I spend two hours to go like 20kms. This problem is not limited to some certain hours. There is a traffic jam at almost every hour of the day in the city. The average amount of time an İstanbul resident spends in traffic is increasing and being more unbearable every day. City’s municipality and Turkish government are putting huge efforts in coping with these problems. Extra tunnels, subways, tramways and bus-only lanes have been constructed or there are ones still under construction. But it is not about only constructing them, the government should raise the public awareness about the use of the public transportation. Citizens should use the public transportation much more. And drivers are also the part of the traffic problem. They should follow the rules. Although the government tries to catch up with the speed of development, it is an inevitable outcome of the metropolitans.

My Impressions

Hello everyone, I am an Erasmus student in here as you know. I have been living in Pardubice for just one month and it is my first month in this school, too. I will be here for another four months so I started to travel around the city. First of all I will tell my first impression about Pardubice. This city is much colder than our country in this season so it was the first thing that attracted my attention. It was a little hard to get used to it. Apart from that ıt is a really lovely city. I like it here because it is so peaceful and quiet place and ı don't like big and crowded cities like the one where ı come from. This city has lots of natural beauty. And of course the horses are the most interesting things about this city. It is the first time that I have gone to a horse race in here. And the university is a little different from mine concerning kind of lessons. We have one kind of a lesson but in here we have 3 types of lesson. And the best part of the university is that the dorms are very close to faculty. We are very close city center so we have a lot of choices to do in our spare time. The personnel of the university especially buddy system and the students are very helpful. This makes me feel more comfortable.

Me and English

Hi everybody, I want to say something about the role of English in my life .I started learning English when I was 12 years old. I know that it looks like a late beginning for learning a new language but unfortunately it is very common in Turkey. The education starts at the 4th grade and goes on till university. I think the course hours are very insufficient. The average course hours are 4 hours in a week. I chose to study English when ı was at high school so I took 12 hours in a week. I chose to study English because I like learning new languages. I can communicate with people from different countries. And it is much easier to communicate with them when you know English because it is a world language. And learning a new language means that you start to learn something about the culture of people who speak that language. It gives clues about the life style of people and history. That is a really attractive subject for me. I will be a teacher when ı graduate. It is also one of the reasons why ı chose to study English. That is all ı have for now. Take care!

About Me

Hi everyone, I want to write something about me. I am kübra and I am an Erasmus student at the University of Pardubice. Actually, I have studied at the at the university of Marmara. As you understand, I am from Turkey. Now I live in Pardubice and I love this place. I will tell something about here later. When it comes to me there are a lot of things that ı like to do of course. First of all I love working out. I go to the gym four days in a week. It makes me feel more self confident and gives me energy. I follow some Turkish sportsmen and women and others like Vale Ria. In my daily routine ı watch a lot of tv series. Most of them are American TV series. And of course I like travelling. I want to travel as many places as possible. Here is a beginning for me. That is all from me for now. ı hope you enjoy. See you soon :)