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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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