Akahoshi Ikaru is
a 20-year-old Japanese foreign exchange student at the University of Oklahoma,
and he enjoys everything about studying and living in America.
Ikaru
is from Fukuoka Japan, and has always wanted to study abroad. When he was
finally nominated by his school’s international office, he was excited.
A
student must be nominated by their home institution’s International Office
first before they can apply for an exchange program at the University of
Oklahoma, according to the OU International Student Services website.
Ikaru
says the most difficult thing about coming here was taking the TOEFL exam.
The
TOEFL exam is an English language test that foreign exchange students are
required to take to test their English proficiency, according to the OU International
Student Services.
Ikaru
has made a lot of friends since he’s been here. He loves the people here and
says that they all have been nice to him. There is nothing here in Oklahoma
that he dislikes.
The
International Student Services has a program called “Friends to International
Students.”
“The
goal of Friends to International Students is to ensure that students enrolled
from other countries at The University of Oklahoma come to know the Norman
community,” according to International Student Services of OU.
Nao Kawasugi is a
Japanese international student who has become friends with Ikaru.
Kawasugi says that
she’s happy that she’s become friends with him and she always makes sure that
he’s having a good time.
There were 13
Japanese international students enrolled at OU in the Fall 2012 semester,
according to OU fact book.
Ikaru is looking
forward to going back home and telling his friends and family about his time
here.
He wants them to
know that Oklahoma is a fun and a good place to be.
Ikaru would like
to live in America in the future, but he wants to improve his English first.
When Ikaru isn’t
studying for his classes, he likes to practice his hip-hop dances and eat all
the delicious food that’s in Oklahoma.
He also says that
he wants people in America to know that he doesn’t eat sushi everyday.
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