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Show page 16 lessons, Spring/Summer 2002 Robert Stroud Salt Lake City, Utah Biology Do people treat you differently because of the way you look? No, I look like everyone else but my lifestyle is different. I am vegan, which means I do not eat meat or dairy. Some people find this really weird and some find it interesting. Have you experienced prejudice from other staff, faculty or students? Does it happen often? How do you handle it? I have not found any prejudice yet, but people who I am around tease me a lot about being vegan. I just make jokes back at them. Ursula Haemmerer Germany Anesthesiology What influenced your decision to go the U? Search for adventure. It would be good for my carrier to work with researchers here. Improvement of language skills. Making new friends. Taking a break from the routine of studying at home Have you felt welcome at the U? Who or what made you feel welcome? Yes. Right in the first week there was an information meeting for foreign students by the International Center. I enjoyed very much spending time with the women in the International Women Association (IWA). Do you feel like a minority, even if you're not a minority? If so, why? Sometimes I felt, that my ideas about protecting nature are far away from mainstream. For example, waking and not going by car, using your own plate when everybody uses paper or plastic. It wasn't a problem though. Do people judge you differently because you have an accent? Sometimes they speak slower, that is very nice. One day I had problems with my health insurance. That was a bad experience. I was pretty sure they were unfriendly because of my accent. |
