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“I cook when I get together with my friends here. Before I came to the U.S. I wasn’t good at cooking, but now I’m learning. When I lived at home with my family I didn’t cook and at university for my bachelor's I didn’t need to. I have my own apartment with a kitchen and I have found a few stores that have halal meat and there are many places to buy everything else I need. You can’t go out to eat everyday, so I am teaching myself.” He jokes: “I came to the U.S. to learn how to cook Pakistani food.”
Muhammad Usman Taj is a first year Economics PhD student from Pakistan. He has found a large network of friends from his country, which he says has helped with the adjustment. He is also really enjoying getting to know people from around the world, including new friends from the U.S., China, Turkey and Nepal. He values the diversity he is being exposed to and knows it will help him in the future to have gotten out of his “bubble.” He also really appreciates how organized the traffic is, compared to back home. Muhammad Usman is this week’s #FriendofOISS.
Come alone, or make new ones and enjoy free coffee, tea and snacks. This weekly event is a great opportunity to meet students, scholars and staff from around the world! As always, this is a free event where everyone is welcome and no registration is necessary.
This week's cultural partner is the Indian Graduate Student Association. The event series is co-sponsored by the Office for International Students and Scholars, Division of Student Life and UD Dining Services.
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