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.

A French Student Leaps into U.S. Hospitality and Tourism

A French Student Leaps into U.S. Hospitality and Tourism

Jodie Hall from France has a background in hospitality and is pursuing further education in the United States at Truckee Meadows Community College. She’s excited about learning about the cultural differences in hospitality and having an internship at...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Mar 27, 2024
My Summer Break Plans: Going Home to Japan

My Summer Break Plans: Going Home to Japan

Haruna Matsuoka, a blogger from Japan who is studying at Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC), is going home to Japan over her summer break, where she intends to deepen her knowledge of her culture and history by visiting historical places and attending...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
March 26th, 2024
My Work Experiences at Santa Rosa Junior College

My Work Experiences at Santa Rosa Junior College

Haruna Matsuoka, a blogger from Japan who is studying at Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC), is a student assistant in SRJC’s International Student Program. She shares her experience of working on-campus, including how she got her job and its challenge...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Feb 29, 2024
Starting a New Year or Starting a New You?

Starting a New Year or Starting a New You?

Dylana Camacho Orozco, an international student from Costa Rica, shares her experience of celebrating New Year's traditions from her home country in a new environment. She reflects on the importance of embracing new experiences and the optimism of st...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Feb 5, 2024
Fall Shenanigans at Green River College

Fall Shenanigans at Green River College

Fall quarter for international students at Green River College was a fun one with events ranging from outdoor hikes and karaoke nights to festive movie screenings and sports tournaments. Blogger Toby Cutts looks back at highlights, including a trip t...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
January 25th, 2024
A Wild and Wonderful Thanksgiving

A Wild and Wonderful Thanksgiving

Maya Goto, a student blogger at Truckee Meadows Community College, recounts her extraordinary Thanksgiving experience in the heart of Arizona. Accompanied by her host mother, Maya embarks on a seven-and-a-half-hour drive through Nevada and Arizona, e...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Dec 22, 2023
Dealing with Homesickness as an International Student

Dealing with Homesickness as an International Student

Dylana Camacho Orozco from Costa Rica is studying at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada, and has been experiencing homesickness. “Personally, I believe that homesickness is not something that you can get rid of, it's something you lear...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Dec 10, 2023
American Experience Club — UW Huskies vs Utah Utes

American Experience Club — UW Huskies vs Utah Utes

Green River College’s American Experience Club sets out on an American adventure. “A group of eager students, armed with banners and boundless energy, embarked on an American football pilgrimage to see the mighty University of Washington face off aga...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Dec 4, 2023
Rise Up to the Challenge

Rise Up to the Challenge

Maya Goto reflects on the past three months since arriving at Truckee Meadows Community College where she is attempting to balance study, friendships, and work. She encourages students to take advantage of on-campus resources, which as Maya says, “[t...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
November 30th, 2023
Visiting Mount Rainier with Green River College

Visiting Mount Rainier with Green River College

On the last hot day in Seattle, and the last day that the trails on Mount Rainier were open, a group of students from Green River College set off on an epic adventure. An adventure that had many challenges: the club leaders woke up late, the student...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Nov 10, 2023
Finding Community at Hillsborough Community College

Finding Community at Hillsborough Community College

Helena Pamplona Ardigó is an international student from Brazil who is studying at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida. She’s involved in many groups on campus including the Honors Club, Student Government Association, and is the presiden...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
October 24th, 2023
Meet Mai Goto, New Student Blogger from Japan

Meet Mai Goto, New Student Blogger from Japan

Mai (Maya) Goto from Japan is a new student blogger studying business at Truckee Meadows Community College. Mai is passionate about badminton and English and started dreaming about studying in the U.S. when she was 6 years old. “Now I’m in the U.S.!...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Oct 23, 2023
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
Oct 16, 2023

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