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Yumi Ikeno- Exchange Student

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Andrea Morales Student Contributor, New Mexico State University
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Name:  Yumi Ikeno

 

Age: 21

 

Major: International Relationship

 

Home city/country: Toyota, Japan

 

How long are you here for? 1 year

 

What differences have you noticed between Japan and the U.S.? Some of the differences I have noticed is that food is very different you rarely see rice, or sashimi. Also when you enter the houses in America people don’t take off their shoes, in Japan people always take off their shoes.

 

What places have you visited? I have been to California, Nevada, Arizona and Texas.

 

What are some places you’d like to visit? I would like to go to Chicago, Mexico and South America.

 

K-pop or J-pop? J-pop

 

Did you have any stereotypes about the U.S. before coming? Before coming to the U.S. I thought that everything was crazy, like foe example that everyone drank every day, party every day. Another stereotype I had was that everyone in America likes to eat burgers.

 

 

 

 

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Andrea Morales

NMSU

Student at NMSU, Im an anthropology major. Learning about different cultures, immersing in their traditions and learning new languages fascinates me. Im a food enthusiast, I love to travel and have an intense passion for corgis.