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This year almost 500 new international students came to Portland to study. Fortunately, not all of them contacted FOCUS to pick them up at the airport; but 83 did request an airport pickup. The two busiest days were the Saturday and Monday before PSU’s New Student Orientation. There were approximately twenty pickups each of those two days. Curiously, only one requested a pickup on that Sunday. Thanks to FOCUS Associate Karen Mundt for coordinating this effort and to all the FOCUS drivers.
Some stats:
Date distribution
18 – Aug 7 – Sept 12
20 – Sept 13 – Sept 19
41 – Sept 20 – Sept 22 (Saturday – Monday prior to Tuesdays orientation at PSU)
4 – Sept 23 – Sept 24
Countries
32 – China
24 – India
12 – Korea
4 – France
3 – Japan
2 – Taiwan
2 – Thailand
1 – Turkey
1 – Ecuador
1 – Nigerai
1 – Vietnam
It really is a lot of fun to be there with a sign and welcome these new arrivals. Lately I have been taking a slight detour on the way back to campus, going over the Steel Bridge and doing a short tour through Old Town/Downtown before heading to campus. It doesn’t add that much time and the students seem to enjoy it.
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