At the beginning of the spring semester of 2009, I was looking for a part-time job to make money. If you have not worked in the United States, your study abroad experience is incomplete. The United States is a society that values ??courage and independence and accepts people who are pragmatic and hard-working. So as long as you have a dream and are willing to work hard, there are opportunities everywhere. In the United States, international students can work freely and legally on campus. If they want to work off campus, they need to apply for a special work permit. My first job was as a waitress in the most exclusive restaurant on campus. You must wear a white shirt, black trousers and tie during working hours. Boys like to tie their ties in various weird ways, which is very interesting. We will imitate the actions of senior waiters in high-end restaurants: handing out recipes, placing orders, serving dishes, and refilling drinks. We are very dedicated and courteous. Although I didn’t make much money in the school cafeteria, it was enough for me to go to a Shanghai restaurant in Chinatown for a snack or go to Universal Studios to watch the latest movies on the weekends.
By chance, I saw on the school bulletin board that a film company was recruiting Chinese extras for filming needs, regardless of age. Since I majored in journalism and media at California State University and loved film and television acting, I signed up. When we arrived at the interview site, we saw that there were so many people interviewing. There were clowns and saxophone players, all showing off their talents. When it was finally my turn, the director asked: "What are your specialties?" I was very nervous and my mind went blank. Suddenly, I remembered the martial arts I learned in my first year of high school physical education class in China. I took a deep breath and performed a somewhat unskilled but decent martial arts move. Unexpectedly, the director showed a satisfied smile and said: "Let him do it!" I later learned that what this movie wanted was an actor with traditional Chinese charm. Although there are only a few scenes in the film, it made me, a movie buff, addicted to the movie.
I once had the opportunity to be close to the NBA. I majored in media in college, but sports is my biggest hobby. Before studying in the United States, I did a lot of sports-related work. For example, when I was in college, I worked as a foreign player assistant for a professional basketball team, participated in a certain sports brand advertising shoot, and also participated in an entertainment basketball national tour, etc.
As long as it is related to sports, especially basketball, I am very interested. It can be said that studying in the United States and choosing to study at this university also have a lot to do with sports, because this university has a large gymnasium on campus, and the school is very close to the NBA arena, so I can often go to watch the games live. Later, because I often put events on my blog, I attracted the attention of a domestic media, which invited me to help cover NBA games and sent me relevant interview certificates.
Generally speaking, professional players in the United States will face the media professionally. It is just that some famous players are not easy to interview, but they can always be done as long as they persist and work hard. Just like once I wanted to interview Oden, the star player of OHIO State University. I went there two hours early before the game started, intercepted Oden at the entrance of the gymnasium, and first asked with great concern how his injury was, and then I hoped he could talk about it. When talking about his outlook for the NBA, he answered me with "confidence" and the interview task was successfully completed.
The United States is a multicultural country, and people here are interested in the traditional cultures of other countries. Students from various countries have their own unique skills; my good friend Ben is from the UK and is an excellent guitarist. His music often surprises us; my senior Brian performed the stage play "Cats" Known far and near; Xiao Han, who is from China like me, writes beautiful calligraphy? There are many such students around me. I think this also reflects the admissions rules of American universities: focusing on students’ comprehensive ability and expressiveness.
To graduate in our major, you must complete more than 1,200 hours of internships. Professors attach great importance to students’ extracurricular internship experience. I exceeded the internship tasks while working and being an extra, and my professional course results were also good. Very ideal. During the internship, I was able to come into contact with all kinds of people and get closer to society. Therefore, I chose the "Social Role of Mass Media" course and got a good score of 4.0.
What I want to say is: If you are also an international student, you must not be too introverted in a new environment. You must know how to express yourself in order to win more opportunities.