BY MAH\u0130R HASSAN M\u0130AN (ECON\/I)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Name: <\/strong>Alhassan Raad Jassim Al-Badri<\/p>\n\n\n\n Department:<\/strong> Computer Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n Country of Origin:<\/strong> Iraq<\/p>\n\n\n\n What do you like best about Turkey?<\/strong> Are there any similarities between Turkey and your home country?<\/strong> What will you miss most about Bilkent\/Turkey?<\/strong> What\u2019s your favorite place on campus, and why?<\/strong> What\u2019s your favorite Turkish food and\/or favorite part of Turkish culture?<\/strong> Where do you expect to see yourself 10 years from now?<\/strong> What\u2019s the hardest challenge you\u2019ve handled in Turkey?<\/strong> What places have you visited in Turkey, and which one is your favorite?<\/strong> What\u2019s an interesting question or comment you hear frequently at Bilkent\/in Turkey?<\/strong> Describe yourself in three words.<\/strong> BY MAH\u0130R HASSAN M\u0130AN (ECON\/I) Name: Alhassan Raad Jassim Al-Badri Department: Computer Engineering Country of Origin: Iraq What do you like best about Turkey?What I like the most about Turkey is how amazingly hospitable and accepting the Turkish people are. Are there any similarities between Turkey and your home country?The[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4797,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[131,83,87],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4796"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4796"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4798,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4796\/revisions\/4798"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
What I like the most about Turkey is how amazingly hospitable and accepting the Turkish people are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The social aspect of Turkey and Iraq is very similar; you can make conversation with anyone you meet. It doesn\u2019t matter if you’re a stranger or a local, they\u2019re always up for good conversation and eager to make you feel at home. The sense of community and togetherness is immense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ll miss all the amazing people I\u2019ve met and will meet as well as the early mornings on campus when it is very quiet and peaceful and all the natural aspects of campus pop out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am a person that loves the quiet and peaceful places, so my favorite place on campus has to be the library\u2019s quiet area, whenever it\u2019s empty. It has a different sort of feeling with a cold breeze coming in from the window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My favorite Turkish food is \u0130skender. It is interesting how many flavors come together to create such an amazing dish!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 10 years\u2019 time, I\u2019d like to see myself either working in a big FAANG company or having my own company for software solutions. It would be great if I could start off in Turkey or perhaps expand into Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hardest challenge I\u2019ve handled in Turkey is adapting to the environment and the language. It wasn\u2019t easy to communicate with people, but I think that\u2019s a good thing because it pushed me to learn the language and, consequently, learn about the culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have visited \u0130stanbul, Antalya, Malatya and Mersin. My favorite has to be Mersin because it is a very quiet city and has very lovely and understanding people. As a side note, Mersin\u2019s Tantuni tastes amazing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Something I hear quite often is \u201cWhy Turkey?\u201d Many of my Turkish friends wonder why I came to Turkey in the first place. Many of my friends aspire to go to Europe or America, but I have never had this preference. A big factor for my family and I in choosing Turkey was that the cultures are somehow similar, so we wouldn\u2019t feel too far away from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sincere, Patient, and Curious<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"