{"id":4707,"date":"2023-05-23T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=4707"},"modified":"2023-05-23T14:31:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T11:31:56","slug":"the-international-chronicles-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=4707","title":{"rendered":"The International Chronicles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BY MAH\u0130R HASSAN M\u0130AN (ECON\/I)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name: <\/strong>Vincent Roux<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Department:<\/strong> Management<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Country of Origin: <\/strong>France<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you like best about Turkey?<\/strong><br>What I like best is you! Turks are nice and friendly and that\u2019s a good thing from a foreigner\u2019s point of view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are there any similarities between Turkey and your home country?<\/strong><br>The similarities between France and Turkey are more numerous than I thought they would be before my arrival. Indeed, the customs are much closer than I thought; an example is meal time, which may seem simple but it is not common to all countries. The way of life in general, and the way of dressing, is what I found to be most interesting. We have a lot more in common than people think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What will you miss most about Bilkent\/Turkey?<\/strong><br>I would say the campus. Bilkent has a nice campus with great facilities that allow us to grow as students. There are spaces for sports, spaces for studying and spaces for resting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favorite place on campus, and why?<\/strong><br>Without hesitation, Bilka, ahah! In all seriousness, I would say it is the big grassy areas that are great for sitting with friends, talking and having a good time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favorite Turkish food and\/or favorite part of Turkish culture?<\/strong><br>What I will miss most about the food is the d\u00fcr\u00fcm. It\u2019s so good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where do you expect to see yourself 10 years from now?<\/strong><br>This is not an easy question to answer. There are two possibilities: I see myself as either the director of my own start-up (if the development goes the way I want) or a manager in finance or sales in a big company in France or abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the hardest challenge you\u2019ve handled in Turkey?<\/strong><br>The weather: I still don\u2019t understand it. This seriously affects my mind when I am alone in my room. In bad weather, I do nothing but wait. The weather doesn\u2019t allow you to do everything you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What places have you visited in Turkey, and which one is your favorite?<\/strong><br>I was able to travel around a little bit in \u0130stanbul, Cappadocia and Antalya. I think my favorite was \u0130stanbul because of its place, its history and its monuments but also its football clubs ahah! I went to see a match and it was the most beautiful atmosphere I\u2019ve ever seen in my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s an interesting question or comment you hear frequently at Bilkent\/in Turkey?<\/strong><br>Sticking to football ahah, I think it\u2019s \u201cGalatasaray, Be\u015fikta\u015f or Fenerbah\u00e7e?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Describe yourself in three words.<\/strong><br>Determined, challenger, friendly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY MAH\u0130R HASSAN M\u0130AN (ECON\/I) Name: Vincent Roux Department: Management Country of Origin: France What do you like best about Turkey?What I like best is you! Turks are nice and friendly and that\u2019s a good thing from a foreigner\u2019s point of view. 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