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(LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL)- Serkan Eren is a Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS) junior transfer student from Turkey who just started his first year of school in the United States.
Moving schools is never easy. Meeting new people and getting to know your way around the school are challenges that all new students face. It’s even harder for students from other countries such as Eren because they need to get used to a new country and sometimes even a new language.
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Eren explained the main differences between Turkish schools and schools in the United States.
“There is a lot of security in the US schools, but in Turkey there is not as much security, and they don’t have school IDs either.”
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Eren also talked about how schools in the United States are much bigger compared to schools in Turkey that have only 100 students in each grade.
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Eren mentioned that it is tough being here especially since he had many friends in Turkey and not many here. Despite that, he likes the U.S. better.
Eren said one of the most notable differences between Turkish and American schools is lunch.
“In Turkey the school lunch is simple traditional Turkish foods like Lahmacun (Turkish Pizza), but the foods here are less healthy like cheeseburgers, french fries, and hot dogs,” he said.
Eren’s advice for students coming to from another country is to be respectful and your teachers and peers will have the same respect for you.
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