International students at Miami University in Ohio reflect on their experiences at the school in an article in The Miami Student, the student newspaper.

“In America, I think most people are really friendly compared to Japan,” said Eiko Ishiyama, a student from Japan. “When you make eye contact with Americans on the street, they just smile at you. In Japan, we don’t smile at all, even if we make eye contact.”

Read the full story here. (December 2023)