Lucas Draper ’23

Our small town has everything you could need.

It's been an interesting time being in a blue dot in a rather red area of the country.

This is Isuzu.

COVID derailed my spring semester as it did for every other student across the world.

I found myself as a person at Oberlin, and I am so grateful for the friends that I have made along the way.

The final meet of the season for the swim team.

Computer science is the best major. Period.

A few things that are super important to learn before you arrive in the United States.

As I assume it is with all sports, swimming in America runs a lot differently to the way it does in Australia. I also assume that this difference is uniquely American, and as such will be different...

One of the biggest things on my American College bucket list: Spend time in New York City. I was luckily invited by my friend's family in New Jersey to spend Christmas with them, as I was not...

The community accepts you for who you are, and makes you feel like part of the family.

As an international student, I knew only of Thanksgiving from American movies and other pop culture, and I was incredibly excited to experience the event for myself.

The admissions staff are all really friendly and were more than willing to let me tag along to show you guys how an Oberlin tour works.

Homecoming is a foreign concept that I had only seen in movies and American pop culture.

I am very far from home.

I’ve only been here a month, and I already know it’s the best decision I’ve ever made.