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Coursera: My Coursera Experience: From Kathmandu, Nepal to Princeton, New Jersey
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of guest posts from Courserians, called “My Coursera Experience”. Hi everyone! My name is Dipendra, a college student in Kathmandu, Nepal. I wanted to write and tell you about my journey as a Courserian. Last June, I signed up for “Introduction to Sociology” from Princeton University on Coursera. The course experience began when the first reading materials and lectures were posted. I was nervous and scared to start, as I didn’t know what to expect. Over the weeks, my insecurities subsided as I became hooked on the discussion forums. I looked forward to hearing back from my fellow classmates. The discussion forums were very lively and never sleeping. The topics we discussed would go on and on for hours, which was never the case in an in-person classroom that I had experienced. It was exhilarating. A lot of local study groups were forming, and I took this i…