IS and Proud
IS and Proud
Jasmine Bupe Manikunda
Same Language but Different Accents
45 minutes Posted Nov 12, 2020 at 4:01 am.
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In this episode, you'll hear from Nathalie Murumbi, a Zimbabwean international student at Seattle University. She a transfer student from Bellevue College, and she is a Senior student majoring in Accounting. As an international student, she reflects on the different struggles she faced when she first came to the US like her English accent, even though she is a first language speaker.  She reflects on how depressed she was and how participating in school events helped her to cope and know about USA culture. Going through all those challenges helped her to realize how capable and strong she is.  She shares pieces of advice that SU students and staff can use to improve international students' lives.