• Episode 3 Part 1: Academic Life Before Bates
    Apr 4 2021

    Participant: MinAh Kim '22 (Host), Ana Belén Bernhoeft Gutierrez '22 and Mamta Saraogi '21

    01:00 Where did you study before Bates?
    03:05 Equivalent but Different - the Variety of Educational Systems 1
    04:48 Which language did you use at School?
    07:55 Equivalent but Different - the Variety of Educational Systems 2
    09:12 Preparing for Admission Abroad (Which Country? How do you get all the information? How do you get to know Bates?)

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    17 mins
  • Episode 2 Part 3: Finding Home
    Oct 3 2020

    Participant: MinAh Kim '21 (Host), Kyung Phil Ko '22, Khushi Choudhary '23, Yun Zhang '23

    00:16 Who did you get support from?
    00:30 Dean Reese ("If you want to start talking to him....")
    02:07 Fellow International Students
    02:40 Older International Students
    03:03 Don't bet yourself even if it takes time adjusting to the society.
    03:57 When did you feel that you are adjusted to the society?
    04:07 Not Fitting in Different Communities
    06:08 The Tight Community in the Sport Teams
    08:20 Where is Home?
    15:00 Two Sides of Adjustment
    16:40 The Two Last Questions
    17:05 Community and the Support
    18:25 Defining the International Student Experience
    19:40 Be Patient & The Lack of International Student Population

    "Over 200 students comprise the international community at Bates. Citizens of countries outside of the U.S. comprise 130 international students, representing 67 countries. There are an additional 70 students who have resided for a significant period of their lives in other countries as dual-citizens, as recent permanent residents to the U.S., or as U.S. citizens not resident in the United States."
    From https://www.bates.edu/student-affairs/student-support-and-advising/international-students/

    There are usually more than 10 Chinese incoming students each year, and therefore the '67 countries' are represented among fewer than 100 students. This leaves around one to two students per nationality.

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    24 mins
  • Episode 2 Part 2: Adjusting to the US
    Sep 27 2020

    Participant: MinAh Kim '21 (Host), Kyung Phil Ko '22, Khushi Choudhary '23, Yun Zhang '23

    00:20 First US Supermarket Experience & Price Level
    03:53 Why do you have to use a binder? & Stationary
    10:30 Measurement Difference (ft, miles, and fahrenheit)
    15:10 What does it mean to adjust to differences
    17:40 Metalanguage behind Different English
    20:10 Ending & Sneak Peek into Next Week!

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    21 mins
  • Episode 2 Special: The Cultures of our Countries
    Sep 18 2020

    Participant: MinAh Kim '21 (Host), Kyung Phil Ko '22, Khushi Choudhary '23, Yun Zhang '23

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    10 mins
  • Episode 2 Part 1: The Places We Left
    Sep 13 2020

    Participant: MinAh Kim '21 (Host), Kyung Phil Ko '22, Khushi Choudhary '23, Yun Zhang '23

    00:14 Introduction
    02:12 Where are you from?
    02:18 Jeju, Seoul, Singapore, and Canada (Kyung Phil)
    04:30 Changsha and UC Davis (Yun)
    05:28 Kolkata (Khushi)
    06:42 LEWISTON = CITY??? SUBURBAN??
    07:48 Seoul and Gapyeong (MinAh)
    09:46 The Meaning of Suburb
    10:38 Kyung Phil the Adventurer WALKED to Auburn
    12:15 The First Hurdles Adjusting to the US
    12:30 Grill Station in Commons (Eggs, Omelet, and the Absence of Instructions)
    18:37 Transition from Canada to the US (Kyung Phil)
    20:30 Ending & Sneak Peek into Next Week!

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    21 mins
  • Episode 1 Part 2: All about Orientation
    Aug 16 2020

    Participant: MinAh Kim '21 (Host), Nahida Moradi '22, Mark Su '22, Ayano Nakamura '23

    00:21 Green Dot Bystander Intervention Training
    (00:55) What is Green Dot Bystander Intervention Training?
    04:26 Behind Story of the 2019 International Orientation
    08:13 Filling the Gap during the Orientation
    12:00 Please Ask Questions to Older Students
    14:00 Messages to Yonger Students (Nahida & Ayano)
    16:23 Socializing within the International Community
    21:50 What Do You Want to Change in the Orientation?
    24:33 Thank You Note

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    25 mins
  • Episode 1 Part 1: All about AESOP
    Aug 8 2020

    Participant: MinAh Kim '21 (Host), Nahida Moradi '22, Mark Su '22, Ayano Nakamura '23

    00:14 Introduction
    03:10 Talk about Orientation
    04:40 Beginning of the Orientation
    07:10 Time Difference & Weather of the orientation week
    09:27 Where did you go for AESOP?
    09:30 Ayano’s AESOP Trip (Acadia)
    10:03 Nahida’s AESOP Trip (Exploring the Whites)
    12:20 Mark’s AESOP Trip ()
    13:50 What is AESOP?
    14:43 MinAh’s AESOP Trip (Saco River)
    15:11 Being New to the Outdoor Culture
    15:50 Impression of AESOP (Nahida)
    18:33 Impression of AESOP (Mark)
    21:31 Nahida's AESOP Prank
    22:38 Impression of AESOP (Ayano)
    24:18 Impression of AESOP (MinAh)
    25:45 Mark's Lesson about Learning New Thing
    28:22 MinAh's Lesson about Dealing Differences
    29:42 Trailer for next week

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    30 mins
  • Pilot: Our First Ever Trip to Bates
    Jul 26 2020

    Participant: MinAh Kim '21 (Host), Nicole Kumbula '21, Armaan Mecca '21, Kemunto Ongera '23

    00:34 Introduction
    03:49 (Virtual) Campus Tour?!
    07:48 Journey from Home to Bates
    20:17 Shifting into move-in day.
    24:53 What We Had in our Two Hands (and How Much We Accumulated)
    32:52 Preparing Our Trip to Bates (feat. Familes)
    40:35 What Would You Have Done Differently?
    42:57 Ending

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    44 mins