Q: What was the biggest adjustment you had to make in coming to Princeton?
A: I had a completely different view of what it meant to come here. I thought you get into a good school, and your're set for life. But I am realizing that this is just the beginning.
Q: How is your community at home affected by your absence?
A: It has definitely had an effect. I come from a relatively poor background. So for me to do something like this was kind of huge for people back home, at least for my family and extended family. I don't want to say that I represent the hopes and dreams of people, but I definitely show them that it's possible to break out of the system. That it is possible to go from a very rigid system where it hard for people to break out from the lower class to the middle and upper classes.
Q: How connected do you still feel to people at home?
A: To my family I am very connected. I go home every year or every two years and meet up with friends. But we don't share the same experiences any more. Whenever they are talking about what they are doing, I know that it's not that much. I feel guilty talking to them about my experience, because it brings more exposure to the situation that they're in. Whenever we talk, it's about stuff that happened five years ago. And there is only so much of that you can talk about that.
Q: How has your view of you home community changed since coming to Princeton?
A: I definitely think it's a much cooler place. I definitely appreciate it a lot more... Since I have come here and talked to people I appreciate the uniqueness of my community at home. That's one of the great things about coming here and meeting so many different people.
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