1) Pelinsu: What were your opinions before you come to but I didn’t know they were fluent speakers.
RC?
Mustafa: I remember, in my first day a girl came into our
Çağla: I thought it would be more awesome, but it’s worth class and asked if I was Prep or not. I said ‘‘yes’’ then she
to come. I’m glad to be in RC right now!
started to laugh and ran away.
Mustafa: I was told RC is one of the best schools in Turkey and I thought it would be a great opportunity to improve myself.
5) Did you regret as of being in RC?
2) Pelinsu: What was your first impression about RC?
Çağla: No. I’m very glad. RC has been my biggest dream
since I was in the first grade. My brother was an RC stu-
Çağla: First of all, the gigantic campus of RC fascinated dent those times, and I think he was one of the reasons
me. I thought I would get lost around the buildings, and why I am going to Robert College now.
so did I! I couldn’t find Woods for ten minutes in my first
day.
Mustafa: No, I’m not! Despite I have had many difficulties
to overcome it was an unmissable opportunity for me to
Mustafa: Like most of the people, the big campus of RC improve myself.
affected me, but the essential thing impressed me was
the technology implemented to life in RC.
6) Pelinsu: Do you have any advice for next years’
3) Pelinsu: At first, what difficulties did you experience?
Çağla: Well, as I came from a French school so my English was not very good and it was difficult for me to communicate. Also, those times my parents weren’t with me
to help. My first week without my parents was the worst
Preps?
Çağla: They have to have good English otherwise they
will struggle like I did, and if they are not from İstanbul,
they have to learn where the ‘’Woods’’ is before the first
day.
week ever! It was too hard to prepare my breakfast,
cleaning the toilet and tidying my bed by myself. However, by the time I got used to it.
Mustafa: My English wasn’t very good and it was hard to
understand the lessons. Also, I didn’t know anyone at
school, so I should meet new people. Being away from
my family and doing all the housework by myself were
difficult too.
4) Pelinsu: Do you have any memory about your first
days at RC that you still remember?
Çağla: There are a lot of things I remember from my first
week. At first, I didn’t know anyone at school so in order
to show myself more confident, I told some people that I
was in Lise 9. I think that people still believe I am. Also,
as my English wasn’t very good, I was trying to speak
French in English accent with my teachers. It was weird,
Mustafa: They should find an RC map and learn what is
where before they come. Also they should trust themselves even if they have the lowest English at school.