She is majoring in linguistics and minoring in history, and is president of the International Student Assembly. Coming down the 110 freeway towards campus, I was so edgy about my first day here that I was almost hoping that we would lose our way. All I could think of was that I didn't want my Dad to leave. I didn't know then that USC had one of the highest foreign student enrollments in the country. I enjoy the advantages of a U.S. lifestyle while still keeping my identity as a foreign student.
T here are trade-offs, of course.
I miss my family and I wish I could take my laundry home once in a while. But I've never felt alone. The independence I have now is something I would never give up. Some of the friends who lived in my freshman dorm are the best friends I've ever had.