Colombian student’s transition to USC: Navigating stereotypes, culture shock

PhD economics candidate Karim Fajury is in his first year and a half of his degree. Having already studied economics as an undergrad and as a masters student at Bogotá, Colombia, he wanted to stay in a similar setting: a big city. So, he chose to come to USC because of the setting Los Angeles offers. Through his time in L.A., he’s experienced stereotypes that at this point he finds them funny yet uncomfortable, he says.