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MARIA SLAVOVA ON
STUDYING IN ENGLAND
Growing up on the Black Sea Coast as a child meant most of my days were spent trying to communicate
with children of different nationalities and language backgrounds. I remember one particular instance
when, in desperation to find a friend to play with, I tried to talk with a blonde girl who greeted me with
a very British ‘hello’. I had taken a couple of trips to my parents’ workplace at the time where I learnt
a little English, yet by the time I had actually memorised ‘Do you want to play with me?’ the girl had
already disappeared. When my mum signed me up for English classes at the age of seven I could not
wait until my first class. So when people ask me why I chose to study in England, those are the memories
that resurface – a challenge that turned into a passion. The right question for me personally is not “why
England?”, but rather “why English?”
iStudy
2019/20
MARIA SLAVOVA ON
STUDYING IN ENGLAND
Growing up on the Black Sea Coast as a child meant most of my days were spent trying to communicate
with children of different nationalities and language backgrounds. I remember one particular instance
when, in desperation to find a friend to play with, I tried to talk with a blonde girl who greeted me with
a very British ‘hello’. I had taken a couple of trips to my parents’ workplace at the time where I learnt
a little English, yet by the time I had actually memorised ‘Do you want to play with me?’ the girl had
already disappeared. When my mum signed me up for English classes at the age of seven I could not
wait until my first class. So when people ask me why I chose to study in England, those are the memories
that resurface – a challenge that turned into a passion. The right question for me personally is not “why
England?”, but rather “why English?”
