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We gathered outside of the campus on 8th of June. The main theme of out meeting was cuisine of our hometowns, which are Denizli, Konya and İzmir. We had a good time socialising and discussing the differences in food culture as well as sharing hilarious memories of our pets :)

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We, group 7 members, met at Çatı Cafe on June 8. We started our meeting by having breakfast and drinking tea. Before discussing our topic, food and music, we shared and discussed our thoughts about different subjects such as feminism. Our discussion of food and music began with a presentation about the evolution of Egyptian music by our friend Belal. Evolution of music in the Turkish, Egyptian, and Palestinian cultures were discussed. We listened to a variety of music throughout and were introduced to many important figures of music throughout history. We later had a walk through campus while discussing food culture and famous cuisines by each member. It was an enjoyable experience that gave us a chance to recognize different cultural elements and thoughts while also practicing intercultural competence skills.

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We got together as the fourth group at Kent Konseyi in Ankara and talked about the Comparative Family Relations in Turkey and Kyrgyzstan. In addition to that, we had a fruitful time talking about various issues concerning the politics, culture, traditions, and social standards of life of both countries. Collaborating with all the members and having conversations about even the most controversial topics was a pleasure for me.

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As the fifth group, we met on 1 June at the ODTÜ Çatı Cafe. The main theme of our meeting was Turkish food and the Russian education system, as well as a presentation about Turkish music. Apart from these issues, the similarities and differences of cultures were discussed with many different questions. This event, which we enjoyed, socialized, learned, gained new achievements in terms of cultural competence, engaged in activities in out-of-school learning environments, and was a good experience for me and I think for my friends.

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We did our meeting at METU Çatı Café and talked about our family & traditions. It was nice to learn about Ukraine and hear from my friends. Also, we had a joyful time.

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We met at Metu Kocatepe Coffee House. It was a valuable experience for me to share different cultural elements. We talked about books, movies, foods, traditional clothes, and the general structure of cultural symbols of different countries. After that, when we shared these cultural elements, one of our friends from Nigeria came near us and we talked about some cultural foods of Nigeria, and it was an enjoyable and great time for me. In addition to this, we talked about how to differ or similar these cultural elements from our cultures, and we made enjoyable comparisons. Thank you for this type of opportunity, it was great😊

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We met at 8.30 at Devrim and we went to Çatı for breakfast. We had a chance to have a conversation on different topics about so many things like our culture, foods, Iranian movies, Turkish singers which take place at METU spring festival, our hometowns, personal lives and our plans for the future. For example Pardis told us about Iranian cuisines, spices, local vegatables. Melike told us about her hometown, Nevşehir, she recommended us to visit Kapadokya especially.

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It was a wonderful time. I enjoyed very much as we talked many cultural issues like weddings ceremonies, ritual events and religious ceremony , politics and lots of fun.

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hello everyone, I am a first year occupational therapy student at Health Sciences University. I do orienteering. I am someone who likes to have fun.

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I'm Deniz Gülse. I'm a first year student at Ankara University. My major is Japanese Language and Literature. I like volleyball, ice-skating, writing short stories and enyojing the life in every possible way. I'm looking forward to meet you!

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Hi everyone!
I am Inci and i am 22. I am studying at Akdeniz University, Food Technology. I  really like cooking and go to concert.

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Hi everyone, I am Asya, studying Foreign Language Education at METU. I am excited to learn all about you!!

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I’m Emel, a sophomore architecture student at Middle East Technical University. Even though I have a Turkish name, I’ve lived my whole life in Russia. Can’t wait to meet with you soon!

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Hey there! My name is Karyna Keliohlo, I am an international student from Ukraine, currently studying in METU, political science and public administration, on the 3th grade. I am crazy about dancing and travelling, as well as reading fantasy books. I am sure it will be a great experience to know some new people from other culture with different mentalities. Looking forward for our meeting!

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I am Hala Abu Ghazaleh from Palestine. I am a third-year Genetics and Molecular Biology student at METU. I am really looking forward to making new experiences and getting to know you all. Hoping to meet and collaborate with you all very soon!

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I am Efe, a 4th year Foreign Language Education student at METU. Can't wait to meet and work with you!

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I  am Yaseer Arafat Khan from Bangladesh. I am a first year physics student at METU.I love swimming and travelling. But even more than that I love meeting new people and making new friends . I love going on crazy adventures I am really excited to meet you all.

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I am Okan Kurt, a 4th grade student of History department at METU. I am from Malatya, Turkey. I'm here for EDS216, which I took as an elective course. I am excited to set sail for a new adventure with the knowledge that this course has given me and the experience I have gained so far.

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Здравствуйте! Hello

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Здравствуйте! Hello

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My name is Yasar, and I am a 3rd-year student at METU's Political Science and Public Administration department. I am from Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬. I am hoping to meet you all and have a fruitful collaboration.

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I'm Alperen Doğan. Currently in my last semester (hopefully) in Mathematics Department at METU. I work at a "dershane" as I am trying to graduate at the same time. So I am a teacher for 4 days and a student for 3 days of a week. So I am mentally confused these days :)
I took the course Learning in Non-School Context to widen my horizon and I guess this meeting would be a great experience for this purpose.

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My name is Kusai Aljuhmani, I am a EEE and physics student at MEtU, I am taking EDS216 (learning in non school context). and I am looking forward to meet you all

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Hello everyone, I’m İrem ÖZDEMİR. I’m 3rd-grade student at Sağlık Bilimleri University and my department is medicine. I love swimming, diving without equipments, playing basketball, traveling, learning new things and attending conferences or organizations, meeting new people and spending time with them. I’m so excited to meet y’all and learn some new things such as different cultures etc. I’m sure that the meeting will be great and see you there! :)

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I am Zahra Samiepour, a student of psychology department at METU. I am Iranian. I took EDS216: "learning out of school contexts" because I think this course is an opportunity to discover more about people from all over the world.

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Hi everyone, i hope you guys doing well. I'm Büşra and I'm 21. I'm studying international relationship and i don't have any hobbies i guess. Not for now 😬
I hope we will be able to learn new things. This activity is a good opportunity to finding something, so i'm grateful for this. See you tomorrow.

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My name is Oğulcan Karademir. I am studying political science/MA at Hacettepe University. My main purpose is to improve my communication skills and realize how another cultures shape on people' attitudes. I hope this activity contribute to everyone.

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Hi, I am Ahmed Shaheen  from Bangladesh. I am studying at METU(ODTÜ) and I am going to graduate this semester from History Department. I am very friendly  and like to meet new people . I am very excited our upcoming meeting at Ankara Youth council. I guess it will be joyful and fruitful to all my friends.

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Hello, I'm Buğra I graduated from Ankara Unıversity Faculty of Political Sciences in this January. I am keen on meeting new people, learning and teaching. My hobbies include horse riding, archery, skiing and leathercrafting

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Hi... This is Parinaz Raheli :)
I am from Iran and a third year student in food engineering department in METU. And I am looking forward to meeting you all this week.

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I'm Gözde . I'm studying architecture at Gazi University. I love getting to know new cultures and people. I'm so excited to our upcoming events

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This is Pardis Safarnezhad. I'm from Iran. I'm a third year biology student at METU (ODTÜ). I'm taking "EDS 216: Learning out of school contexts" as an elective course. I'm looking forward to meeting you all.

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Hi, my name is Murat. I'm a 1st grade psychology student in Ted University. My hobbies are reading and travelling. I decide to join this activity because socialization and meeting new people is important for my department. I am excited to meet you all!

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Hi! I'm Berkay. I'm a student at Yıldırım Beyazıt University and my department is Management Information Systems first grade. And also I'm a member of the Capital Youth Council. When I heard first time this activity, I thought that I should participate to this activity, I was very excited. Because I really enjoy from the meet new people and learn their cultures. So, I hope this activity will be helpful for all of us. See you at the meeting :)

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my name is nurgul. I'm studying economics at Gazi University. I like swimming, yoga, running, i love animals. i like to be energetic:)) thx <3

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The story of how BGM start for youth!

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"the story how and why we start"

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Hello, My name is Buşra Ayşegül Aydın. I am a 3rd-grade student at METU. My department is Elementary Mathematics Education. I like researching, reading, and exploring nature.  I am curious about the meeting:))

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my name is sude. I'm a dentistry student at Ankara university. I volunteer for this because  ı think human interactions are realy important

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my name is sude. I'm a dentistry student at Ankara university. I volunteer for this because  ı think human interactions are realy important

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Hi. My name is Betul. I am doing my master's degree in International Relations at Atılım University. I am excited to take part in Ankara Youth Parliament with this event.

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My name is Seher COKYAMAN. I am a 2nd year student at Gazi University, Department of City and Regional Planning. I love reading poetry and books. I play the guitar and kalimba. human interactions and communication are very important to me and that's why I volunteered. Thanks..

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My name is Handenaz, I am a 4th-year student at METU Foreign Language Education program. My hometown is Denizli. I am excited about the collaboration!

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My name is Betul, I am working at METU as an instructor and I am helping Serap hoca for this project. I could not join the sessions on Wednesday morning (although I wished a lot) since I have been teaching. However, I would like to join the next sessions as much as possible and I am looking forward for the outcomes of this course for METU national and international students; as well as the youth assembly of Ankara Kent Konseyi. I worked in International Cooperations Office at METU and I observed that most of the incoming international students did not have good communication with local youth outside campus. Therefore, I am so excited for this project and hope that all participants will have great time!

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This is Serap hoca :) I teach "EDS 216: Learning out of school contexts" class with a focus on intercultural communication and use service learning pedagogy to allow my students to experience their skills in real life. For this, we collaborate with Ankara Gençlik Meclisi (Ankara Youth Parliament) to learn and practice our intercultural communication skills. I am truly excited to work together and meet you all!

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My name is Mohsen.

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My name is Tolgahan. I am a junior studying Foreign Language Education at METU from Niğde. I am taking the course "EDS 216 Learning in Non-School Contexts" as an elective course, and I hope the collaboration will be fruitful for all!