Q: How connected do you still feel to people at home?
A: With my parents and my brothers I am very connected ... I'm basically used to being separated from my home and family. I come from Sierra Leone, but I've lived here for four years without my mother, just my brothers and my dad. My brother went to the Navy and that was a separation. I hadn't seen my dad in 12 years until I came to [the United States]...When you're gone its fine and when you're not together you learn to deal with it and appreciate the time you had together.
Q: Which physical items will you take from Princeton back home with you?
A: The T-shirts, definitely ... I basically take my entire wardrobe of Princeton T-shirts and wear them in the weeks that I'm home.
Q: What values will you take from Princeton back home with you?
A: One thing I have learned here is how valuable your relationships are. I still struggle with trying to keep up my relationships and at the same time make sure I do well academically. In high school it was like you're trying to get to college and like you can find friends later ... Everyone's schedule here is so tight and packed, but at the same time you have to learn how to make time for people.
Q: Are you the same person at Princeton as you are at home?
A: Yeah, I am goofy at home and at Princeton. But I think I am more relaxed at home. I tend to be less hyper at home than I am here.
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