This is Tanya Butovich. As I remember, it just astonished me how Tanya could stay as energetic as one could possibly be and smile all the time during the time period, known as the lowest point in homesickness curve. She either had no homesickness or was very strong. I still do not know which one. But what I know for sure is that she had clear objectives and worked hard to reach them. All through the academic year she studied a lot, she wrote very good articles for college newspaper and taught dancing for a while. Tanya is an outstanding student right now and I am sure that she will make an outstanding expert in a field of her choice in future.