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December 30, 2019
This is the first edition of Oberlin and Beyond, a series in which I will interview Oberlin students, faculty, and alumni to capture their personal Oberlin experience.
December 9, 2019
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.
November 7, 2019
Homecoming is a foreign concept that I had only seen in movies and American pop culture.
October 28, 2019
I am very far from home.
October 18, 2019
I’ve only been here a month, and I already know it’s the best decision I’ve ever made.
October 27, 2016
Where I am from, where I am now, and how I have changed.
January 11, 2016
Time marches on, circumstances change, and suddenly home isn't home anymore...
October 28, 2015
You'll be having the time of your life.... And then it hits you.
October 7, 2015
I walked in with no expectations. No pre-conceived ideas of what Uni would be like. No idea of how my life was going to change.
May 3, 2015
I contend with my post-grad future through reflecting on age-old proverbs from my past.
July 25, 2014
Incoming internationals, this one's for you. Welcome, my fellow non-residential aliens :)
August 13, 2013
The Oberlin experience changes you in ways you don't always see as they occur but became obvious as you look back at your former self.