College Voices: Fresh off the plane
International students share their experiences moving to the United States: learning new slang, discovering their (least) favorite American food and discovering unknown academic interests.
Every year, students from across the world travel thousands of miles away from their families and friends to come study in the United States.
They are in a new environment, speaking a language that is not their first and learning the customs of a culture that is not their own.
On this episode, College Voices reporter Nour Abida asks four international students about their experiences making friends, going to classes and generally adapting to life in the United States.
We’re trying a new roundtable format with this episode, so let us know what you think below!
This special episode was moderated by our reporter, Nour Abida and produced by Brynn Jones. Abhinav Krishnan is our Host and Blair McDonald is our Managing Producer. Our logo was designed by Emery Little.
All of the music in this episode was produced by Axletree and used under a Creative Commons License.
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Nour Abida ('25) is majoring in political science and medicine, health & society with a minor in Spanish in the College of Arts and Science. She is from Tunis, Tunisia. You can reach her at [email protected].
Abhinav Krishnan ('23) majored in political science and economics. You can reach him at [email protected].
Brynn Jones ('24) is from Nashville, Tennesssee, and is majoring in political science and communication studies in the College of Arts and Science. In her free time, she enjoys songwriting and playing guitar. You can reach her at [email protected]
Blair McDonald ('22) was the College Voices Managing Producer from Long Beach, California. She majored in Communications with a minor in World Politics. Blair also played on Vanderbilt's Varsity Women's Soccer team. In addition to playing soccer, Blair enjoys writing short stories, watching crime shows and finding new food spots in her free time. You can reach her at [email protected].
Emery Little (‘22) is from Birmingham, AL. She majored in communication of science and technology and Spanish. In her free time, she loves to design graphics, follow tech news and run her photography business. She can be reached at [email protected].