Post Number 1

The first two weeks have been very impactful. I have realized that since this is being done at the end of school, many of you have been dealing with a fear for a long time now, or have conquered it by now. This letter comes from A Sophomore Marketing Major

"It has been four months I have been at this school. Southern Utah is very fun for me but my friends and I feel like our views are so radicalized that people do not want to hear our opinion. In reality I have the same opinions as everyone in class, but I feel when I speak it people feel it is sarcasm. What can I do to not be scared to speak in class?"
-19 Jeddah

I understand this feeling, You are not alone in this, I myself am from the Middle East and people feel that I will always have somethign extream to say, that is not the case. I have solved this issue in my class life by being understanding of others and to speak with confidence. When adversity is faced against us, those who continue without confidence look scared, but those with their head high are going to be listened to. when you try it once, it will work from then on, speak with confidence your whole point and you will see good results.

Speakign up is a huge issue to be a leader. When we are being led yet others are against us that is when we see if we have confidence.

If you did not receive my e-mails, this is the link I have passed on this week.
http://college.usatoday.com/2013/04/25/3-steps-to-overcome-your-fear-of-class-participation/

Welcome everyone! About the Blog

My name is Abdul, with this link you now know about this blog I have been doing for my EDGE Project. What my project is, is a public blog, run by me based off of the following request:
Questions about concerns at Southern Utah University, Hard times in school, and overall feelings of pain that may come from being an international student. All questions will be answered on this page, I will respond to some personally, but for the EDGE project I am publicly showing some moments in our lives that may not be the best, so being anonymous is a promise I keep to all of those that send in e-mails.

This project will involve 6 selected issues from international students over the course of two months. Instead of posting them at the end of the project, I will post them as I go along with the project

 My email address for this blog is BuraieAbdullah@gmail.com.