Sunday, July 28, 2013

Urgent!! Young Colombian lady stranded in Ukraine?


Urgent!! Young Colombian lady stranded in Ukraine?
There is a young lady from Colombia who went two years ago to study in Ukraine. She received a student visa to study there. She was able to travel through Madrid's airport in Spain with no problem. Now her family ran out of money and she needs to return to Colombia. Her problem is that her visa expires in 9 days and she is has been told that she cannot return with that visa alone, that she needs a Transit Visa. Since she will be travelling through Paris airport, she has been trying to contact the Consulate of France in Kiev, Ukraine and they never answer the phone. She lives far away from Kiev at 13 hours by train. Can someone tells me if she really needs that Transit Visa from the Consulate of France or what would happen if she just buy the plane ticket and try to travel with the student visa she has? In case of doubts, this is not a scam. I am in Orlando, Florida and the young Colombian lady in Ukraine is a niece of a friend of mine's wife. Also, she is not asking for money. All we want to know if she can buy a ticket to travel to Colombia and use her student visa to travel through Paris airport. We also want to know if the Transit Visa applies to her situation.
Embassies & Consulates - 4 Answers
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Hopefully shes not asking you for "Money" - I always hear about these on-line scams where all they need is just a little money and everything will be just fine! the reason I say this is most of the scams are coming out of Ukraine .
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She has to remain in the transit lounge under the supervision of authorities while she waits for her connecting flight. She cannot leave a secured airport transit area without a transit visa. With close plane connections, she doesn't have time (and apparently she certainly does not have the money) to go to the airport's shopping concourse, leave the airport, etc., anyway!
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The girl would not need a visa to connect to a flight in Paris airport or any other for that matter. When she arrives at the Paris airport, she will be in the secure customs area, where she will remain when connecting to another flight. The only reason she would need a visa is if she were to leave the airport. There will be restaurants, shops, etc available in this area as well to comfort passengers waiting for their flights. Theoretically you could travel around the world with no visa if you never left the secure customs areas of each airport.
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I think she need call to France embassy in Ukraine and ask about it, here you'll find it address: http://france.visahq.com/embassy/Ukraine/ hope it'll help her...

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Sunday, July 14, 2013

multicultural school project?

multicultural school project?
I have a multicultural school project in a college course I am taking. My group needs to talk in front of class for 45 minutes. We are having a hard time figuring out a creative way to blend all 6 students cultures into one dynamic subject. I was hoping someone here would have a idea. Any help would be appreciated. Were trying to find a way to blend Argentina, Germany, Haiti, England, Jamaica, and Colombia.
Primary & Secondary Education - 2 Answers
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i say blend them by talking about the country's dealing together like the presidents of the country's going and visiting the prime minister or supreme power... thats a tough project.... anyway its just a thought
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What about traditional music, dress, or food of the countries? You could have the students in the class guess where they are from.

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Sunday, July 7, 2013

Where can I find a room close to USF(Tampa,Fl) in a host family house?


Where can I find a room close to USF(Tampa,Fl) in a host family house?
I´m from Colombia and I´ll be studying at USF (University of South Florida-Tampa,Fl) this fall 2011. I´m interested to have a cultural and language experience with an American Family close to the university. I´am 19 years old, and I´m a graphic design student in 5th semester at the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia. I plan to be there from July to December 2011, basically for just 1 semester, and I´m pretty sure I wont have classes everyday so I could help with houseworks and everything the family may need. If you are interested or if you know somebody could be interested, please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks !
Other - United States - 2 Answers
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I suggest you check the college employment office and the college housing office. Those are the two places that kind of situation would be listed.
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USF has an office for international students. Here is the web-site: http://usfweb2.usf.edu/admissions/international/. If your school works with USF on a student exchange program, then your own school should be able to help you find a host family. If not, contact the USF foreign affairs office. If there is a local registry for host families, they will be able to direct you to the correct people. However, when I lived on campus, I frequently had foreign exchange students staying in my dorms. The foreign exchange students were not kept with host families, but were placed on campus. This way, they had exposure to local students, and local culture, and lived with students who were studying the same subjects as them. Living on campus may give you the cultural immersion you are looking for.

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Monday, July 1, 2013

Why do they keep on asking me for Proof of English Proficiency?


Why do they keep on asking me for Proof of English Proficiency?
So for all of the seven universities i applied to, i applied as a first year student. I live in Pennsylvania, and i have moved from Colombia when i was 8. But yet whenever i check my application status for a lot of the schools they say that my "Proof of English Proficiency" is incomplete. First of all what is this? Isnt an A in all of my English classes since freshman year enough to prove im fluent in english? Isnt a higher grade in the SATs that most of my friends enough to prove im fluent in english? Why do they keep on thinking that i need to prove my English? and what am i supposed to do? take a test? get interviewed by someone? send documentation? its getting frustrating
Higher Education (University +) - 4 Answers
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Apparently it's not enough for them, though I do think it's silly for them to require tests of English proficiency from you since you've been here since you were a kid. But you should contact that schools and ask them what they want.
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Actually the same thing is happening to me right now. I've lived here for most of my life and have As in all my AP English courses and they still want proof of English Proficiency. Apparently there is a test that your school is supposed to make you take every year. So, you should talk to a counselor or someone from the career center to see when you need to take the test. Personally, I think it is a complete waste of time but apparently it is "necessary" so might as well take it. Hope this helps.
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It happened a few times to me too and I only lived out of the country for a few years. Take the TOEFL exam and submit the scores. That's all there is to it. http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.fab2360b1645a1de9b3a0779f1751509/?vgnextoid=69c0197a484f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&WT.ac=Redirect_ets.org_toefl I know, terrible waste of time. But some college admissions people can't seem to understand that. They have a check-list and this is on the list.
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You must have put something on your application that would make them think they need this. Are you not a U.S. citizen? Are you here on a visa? I would contact the admissions office and let them know that you graduated/will graduate from a U.S. high school (that's generally enough to be exempt from taking the TOEFL or IELTS) which they should know if they have your high school transcript. If, after speaking with them over the phone or in person (not email), they say that you still need to take the test, then suck it up and do it.

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