Bach ‘Jason’ Phan finds physics rather easy

By Aadeetri Pandey

Most kids think AP Physics is the hardest class anyone can take in high school but Bach 'Jason' Phan ‘25 loves it. 
Most commonly known by his peers as Jason, he explains that  while physics is a hard class, the physics teacher, Dr. Tim Naginey, helps explain it in such a way it is easier for him to understand. 
Jason is Vietnamese born and raised. When he was younger he went to an English speaking kindergarten because he was adept at the language at a young age. It wasn’t as difficult for him to learn English. This doesn’t mean he didn’t face a language barrier when coming to the United States. 
“It’s really tough for me when I first was here,“ Jason said,” because people were speaking faster than I can hear.” 
He does later on explain that just listening to how people speak here has helped him a lot with his English. In total Jason speaks three languages: Vietnamese, English, and Mandarin Chinese. 
In terms of differences, Jason thinks the way the classes are set up is the biggest. In Willis Hall and most other high schools in America students switch class by class. In Vietnam and some other countries in Asia the student will sit in one class while the different teachers come into the class to teach, then leave. 
He went to Washington D.C. to visit his aunt for Thanksgiving. This was his first all American holiday. While he did enjoy spending time with his family he also liked the food. He said his favorite was the turkey. 
Jason has had a positive experience with the Boxley Building, the dorm building for North Cross. “I adore my dorm; it’s excellent and equipped with all necessities,” Jason said in an email. “The community is both diverse and welcoming.”
Jason found North Cross through an agency that helps students find schools for them. The one he used was ILU education Vietnam. They are relatively new, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t good. Agencies make finding schools for students who plan to study abroad a lot easier  because they do all the work of finding and researching schools. 
“When I was young, my dream was to study in the United States. I was chasing my dream, looking for some ways to study abroad, it kept bringing me here, [to] North Cross School.” After graduating from North Cross Bach Phan, plans to continue studying abroad in an American university.

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