{"id":722,"date":"2019-05-24T19:21:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T19:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reno2019.nextgenradio.org\/?p=722"},"modified":"2019-05-24T20:50:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T20:50:52","slug":"it-was-a-waste-of-time-for-me-to-worry-about-being-an-international-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reno2019.nextgenradio.org\/2019\/05\/24\/it-was-a-waste-of-time-for-me-to-worry-about-being-an-international-student\/","title":{"rendered":"It was a waste of time for me to worry about being an international student."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_724\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-724\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-724\" src=\"https:\/\/reno2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/05\/Reflection2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reno2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/05\/Reflection2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reno2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/05\/Reflection2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reno2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/05\/Reflection2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reno2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/05\/Reflection2-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/reno2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/05\/Reflection2-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Next Generation Radio Mentee Yuka Kondo interviews Iranian student Mohammad Reza Sadrian about his first days in America.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be honest, I casually applied for Next Generation Radio because I didn\u2019t \u00a0have high expectations of being selected as a participant. I applied to the program just in case. So when I received the invitation by mail, I could not believe my eyes. I remember that I checked the email many times. But, at the same time, I was so worried about being selected because I was under a lot of pressure. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I want to say the most is that the entire experience at the Next Generation Radio gave me \u00a0confidence, and they help me realise that I don&#8217;t have to care about my status of being an international student. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can say that what I learned from the boot camp is more than what I learned from my entire university experience in America with regards to \u00a0confidence. Also, Next Generation Radio week was the most stressful and busiest week since I came to America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m so appreciative to all people who participated in the boot camp to cheer me up. And I want to say thank you to my mentor Anh Nguyen Gray, who taught me a lot of skills, but also reminded me to be \u00a0\u00a0confident in myself. I\u2019m sure I can overcome some setbacks in my future by reminding myself of my week-long experience with Next Generation Radio. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, because of the program, I now have an interest in producing audio even though I\u2019ve been mostly focusing on visual communication and social media engagement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, I have a message to students, especially international students, who are thinking whether you should apply to the program or not. I highly recommend you to apply with confidence. Don&#8217;t think about not having enough skills to qualify because you are international students. You don&#8217;t want to miss a great opportunity to improve both your journalistic skills and personal growth. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I received the invitation to Next Generation Radio, I could not believe my eyes. I remember that I checked the email many times. 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