Tag: USA

• 12 Things You Must Know Before Going to College in the U.S.

  

  The time to travel to the U.S. for college was approaching quickly and I was getting ready to move. The school had assigned me a roommate and put me in contact with her so we were texting about our room and what we wanted to do with it. Back then I had no idea how …

  Naomi Racine Nichols

  August 26, 2026

  United States

  college, international student, USA

• Why Moving to the U.S. from Panama Actually Broke Me

  

  I didn’t know a country could break you with things as simple as a dishwasher, a weather app, or the freedom of driving anywhere you want. But moving to the States did exactly that. It stretched and pushed me to speak up, and forced me to become a woman who believes that anything is possible.…

  Naomi Racine Nichols

  March 16, 2026

  United States

  American culture vs. Hispanic culture, Bilingual life, Culture shock, expat life, First generation immigrant, Growth, Growth mindset, learning independence, life in the USA, Moving abroad, Moving from Panama, Moving to America, Moving to the US, Panama, personal growth, USA