Background:

When I first set foot upon the Carnegie Mellon University campus in Pittsburgh, I was shocked yet relieved to see the diversity of the people around. From students walking to class to the tourists and teachers, it was honestly not what I have expected. Growing up in Silicon Valley California, we have our fair share of diversity in terms of race, culture, hobbies etc. However, when CMU piqued my interest, I was nervous that being in the mid-east, I might not able to adapt and enjoy myself. This feeling quickly vanished through orientation week and I was able to see how people from so many people from different part of the country, even across the globe, gathered here to learn. This is the catalyst for which I decided to focus this assignment on.