Walking into John Jay Dining Hall around dinner time, one is bound to encounter a variety of accents and languages .

So where are you from?

When I came to Columbia this fall it was my first time in New York City. I walked onto the Columbia campus not really knowing what to expect.

For an international student like me, there is no place like Columbia. Harvard sits atop the U.S.

Introducing myself to people is a challenge. Most people ask, “Where you are from?” expecting to hear a state—Nebraska, Florida, or, given my addiction to J.Crew sweaters, New Jersey.