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                        STUDY EXPERIENCE                                                                                                                                                               WRITER INFORMATION

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Name: Abuali Nazarov Safaraliewich

          BEFORE & DURING COVID-19                                                                                                                                                                           Origin: Tajikistan
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Status: International Management
                                         PANDEMIC                                                                                                                                                          Program, Economic and Business Faculty,
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Universitas Syiah Kuala
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Date & Place of Birth: 22-10-2001
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Tajikistan Garm City
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Email: abualinazarov47@gmail.com
                                               ABUALI NAZAROV SAFARALIEWICH
                                                                                                                                                                                                       ACHIEVEMENTS
                  rom an early age, I dreamed   economic development issues.    has changed the ideal student                                                                                              International student of USK, 2019
                  of studying abroad         The discussion went well, even     performance.                                                                                                               Certificate of honor from the
                  because I wanted to have   it became more interesting due        The covid-19 has changed my                                                                                            organization “Good Neighbors
                  a higher education at a    to the member of classmates are    thinking of studying abroad. I have                                                                                       Tajikistan” 2015
        Fforeign university and gain         from various countries like Gambia,   completed two semesters of online                                                                                       First Winner Olympiad of English
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Language 2017
          experience of living abroad, and I   Kenya, Palestine, China, Thailand,   learning. The learning was a little                                                                                    Certificate of Merit for exemplary study
          always tried to achieve the goals.   Malaysia, and Indonesia as well. The   bit boring, to be honest. I could                                                                                   and exemplary behavior in a general
          Thankfully my dream came true and   topics were spread widely. Besides,   not do much. However, the good                                                                                        education institution. 2016-2018
          I had the opportunity to study at   the lecturer also gave us group   thing about conducting online                                                                                              Certificate of Graduation English
          Universitas Syiah Kuala, Indonesia,   assignments that we need to do after   learning classes is I do not need to                                                                               Program (Marifatnoki 2018)
          in 2019. Actually, this was my very   the class together. Having time with   go out, moreover, the weather is
          first trip going and studying abroad.   friends after the class is enjoyable for   unpredictable, but mostly is hot, so
          Fortunately, before the pandemic of   me, so we have more time to discuss   I can just attend the class by online
          covid-19 happened, I reached Banda   and just relax somewhere.        in the dorm. The internet connection
          Aceh city with the support of the                                     in the dormitory is stable as well
          Office of International Affairs of the   SHIFT TO ONLINE LEARNING     and I do not need to worry about the
          university. During the time, I had two   Coronavirus pandemic made me   connection. I can say the online class
          kinds of study experience before and   unable to continue attending the   is slightly comfortable for me.
          after the corona pandemic happened.  class face-to-face. When the        I hope the covid-19 pandemic
                                             announcement of “work from home    will end in 2021. Then the world can
          BEFORE THE PANDEMIC                and study at home” was released,   open its door again to the people and
          I started my study in September.   all classes must be held online. The   they will be able to live like they used
          I took the International Business   classes I took were all held by online   to live. The door of university also
          Management Program. In the         every day. I talked to the lecturers   will be opened again for students,
          beginning, I was very excited and   and friends through the media of   so they can enjoy the convenient
          everything was great. I met new    computer or phone only. During that   and affordable learning like earlier,
          classmates and go to know new      time, I was not able or had a limit to   especially me and all international
          lectures. This circumstance made   perform certain activities like what I   students. I hope I can enjoy the
          me more confident and enthusiastic   have done earlier, such as delivering   ideal learning without online
          to study eagerly. In the class, I spoke   and sharing ideas in the class,   activities before I finish my study at
          and discussed with my classmates   making a presentation in front of   Universitas Syiah Kuala and back to
          about certain topics like Indonesia’s   the class, and so on. The pandemic   the home country. []



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