“The weirdest good thing is people are very nice. People back home are not very (into) hugging, but people like (to) hug here so it makes me feel close.”
Zhenxiu Lu
Sophomore
Zhenjiang Shaoxing, China
Photo by: Marissa Pilcher
Humans of OBU: International
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