Merve Aydin, a 24-year-old lady, who travelled 3000 miles from her hometown in Turkey to India for pursuing higher studies.
According to the report of TOI, her love for Bollywood and specifically for actor Aamir Khan, make her come to India.
She is currently pursuing her BA Psychology in St Francis Degree College for Women in Hyderabad. She said, “I have come here for Aamir, it was my childhood dream to meet the Bollywood superstar.”
I had no Idea about India before watching his films but, after I fell in love with the country and PK, Taare Zameen Par and 3 Idiots are among my favourite films, she added.
While expressing her experience in India she said, “Initially it was like a different world to me even though I knew English, it was difficult to understand teachers during my first semester. But my classmates helped and guided me through this process. And after the first semester, I didn’t need any help.”
She also had some bad experiences during her stay in India, she said: “While most of the people embraced me warmly, I was also subjected to eve-teasing on a few occasions, which made me really upset.”
At last, she said that I love this city and its diversity. I would love to continue my masters here.