{"id":3513,"date":"2026-07-21T16:06:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/?p=3513"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:10:08","slug":"agricurious-explores-life-as-an-international-graduate-student-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/2026\/07\/agricurious-explores-life-as-an-international-graduate-student-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"AgriCurious Explores Life as an International Graduate Student in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the <a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/ffff-pod1\/2999932\/\">latest episode of\u00a0AgriCurious<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/people\/dennis-baffour-awuah\/\">Dennis Baffour-Awuah<\/a> sits down with four international graduate students to discuss what it&#8217;s really like to leave home and pursue graduate studies in the United States. Joining the conversation are <a href=\"https:\/\/fwcs.oregonstate.edu\/users\/emilia-astorga\">Emilia Astorga Roine <\/a>from Chile and<a href=\"https:\/\/fwcs.oregonstate.edu\/users\/adedamola-sanuade\"> Adedamola Sanuade<\/a> from Nigeria, both at Oregon State University; <a href=\"https:\/\/rwfm.tamu.edu\/people\/nayeri-danial\/\">Danial Nayeri<\/a> from Iran at Texas A&amp;M University; and <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/directory\/kpivaral\">Katherine Pivaral<\/a> from Guatemala at Purdue University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1003\" height=\"208\" data-id=\"3514\" src=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-21-at-3.45.11-PM.png\" alt=\"Agricurious podcast season 2, episode 8\" class=\"wp-image-3514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-21-at-3.45.11-PM.png 1003w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-21-at-3.45.11-PM-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-21-at-3.45.11-PM-768x159.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guests share their experiences navigating cultural adjustment, academic life, building community, and overcoming challenges while studying abroad. They also offer practical advice and personal insights for current and prospective international students, making this an engaging conversation for anyone interested in graduate education and life far from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1784663879809-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dennis talking to Emilia Astorga Roine from Chile and Adedamola Sanuade from Nigeria, both at Oregon State University; Danial Nayeri from Iran at Texas A&amp;M University; and Katherine Pivaral from Guatemala at Purdue University\" class=\"wp-image-3515\" style=\"width:595px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1784663879809-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1784663879809-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1784663879809-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1784663879809-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1784663879809-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the latest episode of\u00a0AgriCurious, Dennis Baffour-Awuah sits down with four international graduate students to discuss what it&#8217;s really like to leave home and pursue graduate studies in the United States. 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