Q: What is the biggest adjustment you have had to make in coming to Princeton?
A: Being responsible for all of my important papers and documents. Although it sounds benign, [it] can get pretty complicated when you have a passport, an I-20 (immigration document for international students), five credit cards and three checkbooks (for bank accounts in Morocco, France, and the United States), tax compliance papers from three countries, etc.
Q: How is Princeton different from home?
A: Princeton could not be more different from Casablanca. There is literally nothing I can find to compare the two, except for the presence of very nice high-end sports cars (Porsches, Aston Martins and the odd Lamborghini or Ferrari from time to time) as well as high-end exclusive neighborhoods in both places. Of course these make up a bigger part of Princeton than they do of Casablanca.
Q: How often do you talk to your family, and how?
A:I talk to my parents at least four times a week, via videoconference on MSN or Skype.
Q: What would Princetonians never guess about your life at home?
A: The tremendous impact of American culture. Even as a kid in Morocco, I grew up listening to and watching a large part (but obviously not all) of the same series (Friends), movies (Ghostbusters), songs ("I like to move it move it", anyone?) and cartoons (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) that my American friends who grew up in the States did.
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