Student Voices

Want to know what it’s truly like to be an international student at your dream school? Read about the current experiences of real international students studying in the USA right now. Learn from them what it’s like to be in U.S. classrooms, make friends, get a job, and more.

Introducing my Pura Vida Life

Introducing my Pura Vida Life

Dylana Camacho Orozco from Costa Rica is a new blogger studying at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada. She reflects on how she came to the U.S., saying, “When I look at my old diary entries saying that I wanted to study abroad, I feel...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
October 16th, 2023
The Future: An International Student Perspective

The Future: An International Student Perspective

In her final post, Truckee Meadows Community College student blogger Alaine Marie Obra reflects on her journey so far. She says, “Knowing which career path you want to take can be confusing!” But Alaine looks excitedly to her future “to see what’s in...

It’s fall, once again!

It’s fall, once again!

Student blogger Alaine Obra’s second year at Truckee Meadows Community College has just begun! As an International Peer Mentor, she saw this year’s new international students and remembered how eager she was last year to start her new journey — and n...

Let’s Get Mental

Let’s Get Mental

Truckee Meadows Community College’s lead counselor Erin Frock talks to international student Alaine Obra about the benefits of caring for your mental health. Alaine is studying for an associate’s degree in computer science at Truckee Meadows Communit...

It's Not Too Late to Apply to Lycoming College

It's Not Too Late to Apply to Lycoming College

Do you dream of study abroad? Lycoming College is still taking in applications for their 2023 Fall intake. Learn more this liberal arts college today, and find out about the diversity and transformative educational experience it offers.

Category: StudyUSA Blog
May 2nd, 2023
Homesickness: Its Relatability, Reasons, and Remedy

Homesickness: Its Relatability, Reasons, and Remedy

Toby Cutts, a student blogger attending Green River College in Washington State, thinks through the causes of homesickness. He believes it’s a feeling all international students will experience at one point or another, and he makes suggestions about...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
May 1st, 2023
“We’re Online!”

“We’re Online!”

“Everyone knows — or maybe you’ve noticed — that Filipinos are very active online. We go crazy with it,” says Alaine Obra. Moving to the U.S. for school, she learned to navigate a different set of apps and social media norms. Currently, Alaine is stu...

The Student Wears Prada

The Student Wears Prada

Growing up in the Philippines, student blogger Alaine Obra wasn’t able to express herself through fashion; she mostly wore uniforms to school and dressed conservatively otherwise. So, studying in the States has given Alaine a fashion awakening! Curre...

Taking a Risk on a New Adventure in the USA

Taking a Risk on a New Adventure in the USA

Jairus Ozara Zebulun Castillo Meer is a 20-year-old international student from Las Piñas City, Philippines. He is currently a junior studying biological sciences for his major and peace and justice studies for his minor at a small liberal arts colleg...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
April 11th, 2023
The Perfect Day in Paris

The Perfect Day in Paris

Alena Nitti is an international student from America who is studying abroad in Paris for this semester. Alena maps out the ideal day in Paris if you only have 24 hours to explore the City of Light.

5 Things You Should Know Before Studying in the U.S.

5 Things You Should Know Before Studying in the U.S.

Are you considering studying in the United States? Here are the 5 things you need to know before you do. Student blogger Mark Ilano is studying health science at Evergreen Valley College in California and is happy to share what he’s learned on his jo...

From Class to Kitchen

From Class to Kitchen

Toby Cutts, a student blogger attending Green River College in Washington State, says, "I am here to tell you that cooking properly will save you money and give you more time as a healthier person in the long run."

(Academically) Sufficient…?

(Academically) Sufficient…?

When student blogger Alaine Obra moved the U.S., she shifted not only where she lived, but how she learned. It’s been a big lesson. Currently, Alaine is studying for an associate’s degree in computer science at Truckee Meadows Community College in Re...

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