Valeria Efimova
Sep 5, 2018 · 2 min read

Take A First Step!

When I was 7 I used to be obsessed with thought of growing up. You know, all the children think about it and wait for becoming adult. So I did the same.

But now I AM an adult. And I need to learn how to live as an adult.

Moving to a new city was such a challenge for me. I’m from a little town and I’ve never lived in such a big city as Nizhny Novgorod. Was I afraid? Of course, I was! I needed to change everything in my life and brand new start. I’ve never thought about myself as a social person but it actually turned out I had all the premises in it.

Why am I here, at the Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod? A long time ago one of my friends said: “Listen to your heart and never look back”. So I spent loads of days surfing through the Internet and searching for the university of my dream. I’ve always loved Nizhny Novgorod as a city because I was there at least 6 times with my friends. Just for fun but I fell in love with this amazing city. And when I found the Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod in the list of the best universities of Russia I’ve immediately thought: “This university IS my future”.

So I’m here. After long months of waiting and being stressed. I’m in love with this city, this atmosphere and this university. And I think Nizhny Novgorod starts loving me too.

V.E.

Valeria Efimova

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just a girl who loves exploring the world

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