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I'M STUDYING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND MANAGEMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES IN RAVENSBRUK.YOU
ALWAYS HAVE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS ONLINE. I'M TRAVELLING A LOT, EVEN IN GERMANY, AND
I ALWAYS JUST HAVE MY LAPTOP AND SO I LOOK UP WHAT I HAVE TO DO.
"THIS IS VERY COOL!" (IN PORTUGUESE)
I SPEAK GERMAN, ENGLISH, FRENCH AND A LITTLE BIT OF PORTUGUESE. I DON'T REALLY KNOW YET
WHAT I WANT TO DO. THIS IS PART OF WHY I CHOSE MY STUDY
PROGRAM, BECAUSE IT IS SO BROAD.
I'VE FOUND A UNIVERSITY I WANT TO ATTEND NEXT SPRING IN ___. I WENT ONLINE AND I TRIED TO
READ ALL OF THE PORTUGUESE PAGES AND I PUT THE NAME OF
THE CITY IN ON GOOGLE AND TRIED TO LOOK AT THE PICTURES- YOU CAN FIND ANYTHING ONLINE
NOWADAYS. EVEN ON BRAZIL, WHILE YOU'RE SITTING HERE IN
GERMANY.
EVERY TIME I GO TO A DIFFERENT COUNTRY AND I LIVE THERE, IT'S NOT REALLY THAT I GIVE
UP MY IDENTITY BUT I AM TAKING ON THE ROLE OF THE AMERICAN
GIRL, OF THE FRENCH GIRL, WHICH IS DIFFERENT TO MY GERMAN IDENTITY.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD ADDITION TO WHO I AM BECAUSE I'M LEARNING A LOT AND I GET ANOTHER VIEW
ON THE WORLD.
JACKIE? HELLO?
HELLOOO HOW ARE YOU?
I STILL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH MY FRIENDS IN THE U.S.
WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE IN THE BACK THERE?
I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THESE ELECTRONIC DEVICES BECAUSE OTHERWISE I COULD NOT STAY
IN TOUCH WITH MY FRIENDS; ESPECIALLY WITH MY HOST
FAMILIES. THEY REALLY BECAME FAMILIES.
LOVE YA, BYE BYE! BYEBYE! (LOGGING OFF)
I PERSONALLY DO PREFER TO TALK IN PERSON. WORKING IN A GERMAN BEER GARDEN, I DO THINK
IT IS THE ORIGINAL SOCIAL NETWORK.
TO ME BEING CONNECTED MEANS BEING IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE, EVERYWHERE YOU GO, WITH PEOPLE
FROM EVERYWHERE. NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO, NO MATTER WHERE
YOU MET THEM, NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE, NO MATTER HOW OFTEN THEY MOVE, NO MATTER HOW
OFTEN YOU YOURSELF MOVE. WITH THE HELP OF THE INTERNET IT
JUST BECAME SO MUCH EASIER.
“MORE THAN HALF (50%) OF COLLEGE STUDENTS AND YOUNG EMPLOYEES SURVEYED SAID THEY COULD
NOT LIVE WITHOUT THE INTERNET AND CITE IT AS 'AN INTEGRAL
PART OF THEIR LIVES'”. CISCO CONNECTED WORLD TECHNOLOGY REPORT