Mihir Mehta, an international student from India, shared his experiences growing up in India, pursuing engineering education, and coming to the United States to study at Florida State University and later pursue a Ph.D. In industrial engineering at penn state university. He discussed the challenges of adapting to American culture and language, as well as his involvement in teaching and research at Penn State. Mehta expressed a desire to see Penn State provide more support for neurodiverse students and highlighted the importance of building a community as an international student. Overall, his story reflects the journey of an international student navigating the academic and cultural differences between India and the United States.For more information about this collection please visit the Pennsylvania State University international student oral history collection.