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I speak English. I speak Hindi too. I think it’s perhaps most accurate to say I speak Hinglish. What does that mean? Well, I suppose I like to intertwine words from both languages, like braiding strands of hair. They come alive, taking on richer meanings, more context. I love my language superpower. I hate it too, sometimes.

I present to you, a rare species at Berkeley: an international student. As one of these almost extinct species, here’s a guide on how to not become exhausted keeping up with Cal while maintaining old connections. Sound long, tiring and not very fun to hear? Yeah, well, welcome to long distance.

A house and a home are not two extremes. One is not a foil to the other. They lie on the same line — a crooked one.

In broadening baseball’s nickname as “America’s pastime,” the “U.K. Oakland A's,” a United Kingdom based Oakland A's supporters group, stands as a testament to the power of sports in bringing people together — both within and across borders.

For millions of new Americans, sports aren’t accessible. I struggled to adapt and I’m from just across the border. Now imagine coming from halfway around the world.

With Hollywood on the backburner, here are four international films and television shows that deserve a place in the limelight.

I’ve always joked I was a product of international relations - the relation in question being between my British mother and American father, whose love affair led to my birth in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Swept along by the whirlwind of my parents' lives, the backdrop of my childhood cycled between these three countries, each cradling distinct aspects of my life and character. 

Although the consequences of climate change may not always be visible to us, they are still invading the boundaries of our personal and professional lives by hindering our peace and mental well-being.

My clasped control on my manicured identity had given me multiple eating disorders and a vapid social circle with no one to really talk to.