Internet, uh, has shrunk the whole world. Uh, nowadays, I firmly believe that people are connecting with hundreds of friends and their relatives through, uh, several kind of social media apps, uh, and networking apps such as, uh, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and WhatsApp. Uh, nowadays, face to face meetings are very simple. Uh, they are in our fingertips. And, uh, people now share their sorrows and joys through their stories and stat. Today I would like to talk about, uh, good, uh, news that I heard a person whom I have known since my childhood, and that is one of my cousins, Suish. Uh, he got a, uh, visa in Germany for a student visa, uh, for studying his master. Master degree. And I had met him last. Last six months ago, and he hadn’t share me anything about this plan. And the last month, um, I seen his story that he was a flying. He was ready for flying to Germany for his master degree. And I was happy and I was over the moon at that moment. At the same time, I was little angry that he hadn’t shared me anything about this plan. And at the same time, I called him and, uh, congratulated him and I. I discussed about the, uh, angry that I had with him. And he. He said that, uh, it was all a certain plan and he hadn’t any intention to hide anything from me. And he told me that one of his friends motivated to him, uh, to take ilts and discuss the possibilities of, uh, higher degree. Higher education opportunities in Germany. That’s. That’s why, uh, all the su. It was all a su certainden plan. And, um, at the. At the first time, it was very complicated in his family to convince his family, uh, for this visa. But eventually they agreed, uh, upon him and the paperwork go smoothly and he had the visa. And he also said me that, uh, I need to take Ilds and, uh, come with him. Come with him for higher education purpose. And, uh, that was the. Recently I got a good news.
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The internet has truly shrunk the world. Nowadays, I firmly believe that people are connecting with hundreds of friends and relatives through various social media apps and networking platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and WhatsApp. Face-to-face meetings are now incredibly easy, just a tap away. People share their joys and sorrows through their stories and status updates. Today, I want to talk about some good news I heard about someone I've known since childhood, my cousin Suish. He recently received a student visa to study for his master's degree in Germany. I last saw him six months ago, and he hadn't mentioned anything about this plan. Then, last month, I saw a story on his social media about him getting ready to fly to Germany for his master's degree. I was overjoyed, absolutely ecstatic. At the same time, I was a little upset that he hadn't shared his plans with me. I immediately called him, congratulated him, and expressed my feelings. He explained that it was all part of a well-thought-out plan and that he hadn't intended to hide anything from me. He told me that one of his friends had encouraged him to take the IELTS exam and explore higher education opportunities in Germany. That's how the whole plan came together. Initially, it was difficult to convince his family about the visa, but eventually, they agreed. The paperwork went smoothly, and he got the visa. He also told me that I should consider taking the IELTS exam and joining him for higher education. That was the good news I recently received.
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