Hi there Khaborovsk from group 2!
In our group there are 3 guys and 4 girls. We are from left: Jenny, Cosmin, David, Dan, Ida, Mathilda and Susanne.
We are group 2 of the 4 groups in our course studying intercultural rhetoric at Örebro University.
We are seven people in our group and so far we have only met a couple of times to discuss the rhetorical differences between countries. The idea is that we meet one time a week to discuss what we have learned during the classes, these meetings are completely led by ourselves. We also try to come up with answers which might have come up during the lessons.
David: I am 22 years old and have been studying in Örebro for almost 2 years, before I started on this course I studied Media and Communication. At the moment I am only taking this course and not the whole program. On my spare time I go to the nearby town of Västerås and support the local hockey team, or see my friends.
Cosmin: Privjet! My age is 25 and I am born in Romania. My plan with this education is to get more job opportunities international. The studying life in Sweden is fun and the course is free, with means that you only have to pay for your living and books. In my spare time I like sports and gambling. Hope to hear from you!
Dan: Hi there I am Dan, 49 years old and come from south Sweden (Skåne). I have been studying in Örebro for about 3 years: I have study Literature - science and I start with Rhetoric studies one year ago. My interests are photo, painting, making music and writing poetry on poetbay.com under my name; Dan Cederholm. I have worked with PR and on newspapers since I was 17 years old. I love music, both listen and writing, I play guitar, bass and keyboard and I also have my own little recording studio at my home. Some of my favorite bands are: Pink Floyd, Nightwish, Muse, AC/DC, Metallica, Deep Purple and most of Classical music . . . Some of my favorite painters is Monet and Chagall. Some of my favorite photographer is Ansel Adams and Viktor Hasselblad. Some of my favorite poets is Shakespeare, Dante, Sapho, Vergilius and W.H.Auden. You can find me on facebook as Dan Cederholm and there are a lots of my picture published.
Jenny: Hi. I´m a 29 years old woman from Örebro. Right now I study the Rhetoric program, and before that I study Special pedagogic, professional writing, politicialcourse and some other stuff. I´m married and have three children in the years between 2-4 years. In my sparetime I do Stand up comedy and are involved in politics (I´m a communist). I also write poetry and novels.
Ida: Hi! I am 21 years old. I don’t know what I want to work with in the future so I’ve studied an english course and now I study this course, Intercultural communication. In spear time I like to be with my friends, play the violin etc. I like travelling and meet people from other cultures. Take care!
Susanne: Hello! I am a positive 23 years old woman from Örebro. In the future I like to work with people as a coach. In my spare time I like sport a lot. I also like to write. Have a nice day!
Mathilda: I am 22 years old and have lived in Örebro for a little more than 1 year I grew up in Karlskoga. I have studied at Örebro University for 3 terms, economics, English and pedagogics. On my spare time I like to work-out, watch movies and spend time with friends and family. I have traveled a bit and have lived and worked in Ireland for 8 months.
To start somewhere we have some Questions:
What do you do on a day off in Khaborovsk?
How big is your city?
What type of groups do you have? Religious, cultural etc.?
What kind of music do you like?
What do you want to do in the future?
What do you know about Sweden and Swedish people?
What do you usually eat? Do you have any special dishes?
What do you think of politics?
Is Khvaborsk famous for anything?
We’d love to hear from you soon!
Comments
Dear Jenny, Cosmin, David, Dan, Ida, Mathilda and Susanne!
It's very nice to see all of you here willing to communicate and exchange ideas and experiences!
I enjoyed reading your blog, it's vey important andinteresting to know some details aout you!
I will try t anser your questions:
-What do you do on a day off in Khaborovsk?
I either meet with my friends or spend time with my family. We usually go to moves, cafes, or go out of town for skiing, skating and the like!
-How big is your city?
It hs population of 600 thousand people. It's actually pretty big!
-What type of groups do you have? Religious, cultural etc.?
We hae a diversity of different peope. there are Orthodox (mostly), muslims, jewish. They actually look all the same (i mean no special attires like in muslim countries, so it's hard to see at first glance what group of people this person belongs to). Different bakrounds, we have russian koreans, people who are half-breed..
- What kind of music do you like?
Rap nd R'n'B. Some pop and classical
What do you want to do in the future?
- I'm very interested in diplomatic кудфешщтыююЬн dream was to work in UN
-What do you know about Sweden and Swedish people?
i don't know much about swedish people, but i know about sweden. It's a Kingdom, very beautiful place to visit, lots of snow in winter...:))
-What do you usually eat? Do you have any special dishes?
We have a lot of traditional food!Probably we need to send you pictures of those dishes to make it more visual!
It's a lot of potates, vegetabls, meet (pork and beef), cabbage, rice..
- What do you think of politics?
- Politics places very important role everywhere. it's aery interesting science that should be covered in school and university
-Is Khvaborsk famous for anything?
Khabarovsk is placed on russia money of 5000 rubles value (it's the biggest money). we have different cities on our banknotes and Khabarovsk is on the highest!:)))
I'm open for any quesions!
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Posted by: Elvira | February 18, 2009 07:00 AM
Hello Jenny Cosmin, David, Dan, Ida, Mathilda, and Susanne!
Very nice to "meet" you all, thank you for sharing some things about yourselves. I am a 19-year-old female studying at Stanford in California, United States. In response to your questions:
How big is your city? My hometown, Sparks, NV, is a suburb of Reno, NV. Sparks has about 60,000 people.
What type of groups do you have? Religious, cultural etc.? The bay area, where I go to school now, is very diverse. The most prominent religion is variations of Christianity.
What kind of music do you like?
I enjoy all kinds of music, particularly Coldplay, John Legend, and The Goo Goo Dolls
What do you want to do in the future? Help humanity in some way, not sure yet how
What do you know about Sweden and Swedish people? Not much, but I am visiting this summer!
What do you usually eat? Mostly salads, sandwhiches, fruit, chilcken
What do you think of politics? I am an International Relations major and I am very passionate about politics, involvement with it, and the advancement of human rights around the world. Ideologically, I am considered a democratic, or liberal. Feel free to ask more questions about any of my responses. Best of luck with your studies and life!
:)
We’d love to hear from you soon!
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