Q: What is the strangest or funniest experience you’ve had since you were here?

A: The food. Every plate is so huge, as well as the amount of food on it. I can’t even eat half of it.

Q: Are you a native English speaker? What other languages do you speak?

A: No. I speak two types of Indian language, Norwegian and some Spanish.

Q: What have you learned as a foreign exchange student?

A: The rules; I have law enforcement [class] so there are many rules that I didn’t know I had to be aware of when I’m here. The traffic laws here are the same in Norway, but other than that, there are more rules here than back home.

Q: How is school different in your home country? Is it easier? Harder?

A: School is probably easier [at home] since I’m more used to Norwegian, which is my native language. Since I’m not fully fluent in English, learning in America is a bit harder.

Q: Why did you decide to be a foreign exchange student?

A: I became a foreign exchange student so I can learn new culture because I like to explore and travel.

Q: How did you get accustomed here?

A: It was hard. The first week I came here I was so jet lagged that I couldn’t function properly or get used to my new surroundings. I’m still trying to get accustomed here, but so far it’s working.

Q: What were your expectations coming here and did they meet your criteria?

A: Yes. Everyone here is so nice, and my host parents are so supportive and just so awesome.

Q: Do you get homesick, and if so what do you do to overcome it?

A: I know there will be a stage where I do get homesick, but I haven’t gotten to that stage yet. It’s probably going to be when I get into my routine where I’ll be like “I wanna go home.”

Q: How is it like living with your host family?

A: They’re super supportive. They help me when I need it, and they take me to cool places around the city like museums, diners and art galleries.

Q: Do you plan on potentially living here in the future, and if so why?

A: No. I think I’d want to get my studies done in Norway because I’m more used to the schools there.

Q: What do you think you’ll gain from this experience?

A: A lot; many things I wouldn’t be getting at home, like different cultures and people from those cultures…more so diversity.