Bates Beyond Borders: Recent Episodes
Bates International Club
The Bates International Club presents you the Bates experience from the eyes of international students. This podcast is brought to you by the warm-hearted students of the international circle who were willing to share their story and put in the time to make this podcast a success. Uploaded once every two weeks. Find us on Instagram! @bates_international.club
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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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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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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Participant: MinAh Kim '21 (Host), Kyung Phil Ko '22, Khushi Choudhary '23, Yun Zhang '23
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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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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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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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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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