This year, for my cultural organization involvement, I decided to join OU Cousins. OU Cousins is a program designed to bridge friendships between international students and US students to promote cultural knowledge and exchange. After filling out a questionnaire, you are matched with your OU Cousin and spend the semester getting to know one another. OU Cousins also hosts events throughout the year to build community. This was my first time participating in this program, so I was really excited to meet new people. 

 My OU Cousin is from Seoul, South Korea, and I really enjoyed getting to know her more over the semester. We attended the annual OU Cousins Barbeque together, where I got to meet some of her friends and other students. She is only here for the semester as part of her exchange program, but it was cool seeing what she thought about Norman and other places she had visited in the US. I also enjoyed getting to know more about Seoul, as I have never been there before, but I would love to visit someday. She liked listening to what my life is like in the US as well. We are also both business majors, so it was cool learning about how the university system works in South Korea. Overall, I had a great time in this program and getting to know more about the international students here at OU!

I will definitely continue my participation in this program, and I hope to meet even more people to get to know more about different cultures!