What’s interesting about EMU, the U.S. from a different global point of view?


by A.E. Campbell


from around the world arrive on the EMU campus to pursue degrees in a country—and often in a language—that is foreign to them. Theres, Mortazh and Hiroki are three of those students, each exploring the American experience for themselves; here’s what they had to say.


O photos by Diann Bouri


ften, we take what we have and what we know for granted. We go to school or work, grab a bite to eat and chat with our friends—it’s just a regular day. But what is that regular day like for someone new to our country, someone who may fi nd our everyday banter, customs or conveniences abstract? Every year, pioneering students


“Now I feel like I’m seeing


the real America.” —Hiroki Tanabe


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