Ways to help international students make friends
<p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> 38% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="Communications">Communications</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="Elisabeth">Elisabeth</span> <span word="Gareis">Gareis</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="students">students</span>.</p><p><span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Student">Student</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="blogger">blogger</span> <span word="Jessica">Jessica</span> <span word="Stahl">Stahl</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="investigated">investigated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> 75% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>.</p><p><span word="Elisabeth">Elisabeth</span> <span word="Gareis">Gareis</span> <span word="teaches">teaches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Communication">Communication</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Baruch">Baruch</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="detail">detail</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="university">university</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="harder">harder</span>.</p><p><span word="ELISABETH">ELISABETH</span> <span word="GARIES">GARIES</span>: “<span word="Institutions">Institutions</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="promotes">promotes</span> <span word="contact">contact</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="bonding">bonding</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="year">year</span>.”</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="walks">walks</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span>, <span word="field">field</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="camping">camping</span> <span word="trips">trips</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="term">term</span>. <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Gareis">Gareis</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="students">students</span>.</p><p><span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="students">students</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 5,900 <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> 133 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> 12% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="population">population</span>. <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Briggs">Briggs</span> <span word="directs">directs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Scholars">Scholars</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="register">register</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p>
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