International students sound off on the Dartmouth social scene...
By Jensen Lowe | February 20, 2009Shirley Hu / The Dartmouth Staff When Yana Ernazarova '10, who was born and raised in Kazakhstan, stepped off the bus for the start of her DOC trip, she was greeted by the image of oddly-dressed members of H-Croo running, dancing and singing on Robo lawn. While many new students probably asked themselves, "What the hell are these kids doing?" Ernazarova said she instead thought to herself, "So, okay ... this is what Dartmouth kids are like." Ernazarova said that, while she then realized that Dartmouth might take some getting used, she was ready to make the adjustment. It takes all of us some time to become used to the quirks of Dartmouth life, but some international students, like Ernazarova, must also learn about American life in general upon their arrival at the College. Native Kenyan Kevin Mwenda '10 arrived at Dartmouth armed only with knowledge of American culture he had culled from television.
