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You know you're
active in
International Student
Ministry when……….

1.Your home looks like a Museum from all the gifts the students give you in response for your friendship.

2. You can say ‘Turn Left’ in French, Mandarin, Urdu, and many others!

3. You have multiple conversations, in multiple languages, going on in the car at the same time.

4. Your students decide you need your own set of cool personalized chopsticks.

5. When visiting Chinatown in NYC, it actually feels normal.

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Where are the international students going
in the United States?


The top cities are*:
1.   New York City/Brooklyn, New York and surrounding suburbs -- 60,209

2.   Los Angeles, California and surrounding areas -- 55,280

3.   Boston, Massachusetts and surrounding areas -- 36,791

4.   San Francisco/Oakland California & surrounding areas -- 33,148

5.   Houston, Texas -- 23,103

6.   Chicago/Evanston/Palos Hills, Illinois -- 22,971

7.   Dallas/Denton/Fort Worth, Texas -- 19,739

8.   Washington DC and surrounding areas -- 16,300

9.   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- 15,516

10. Seattle, Washington and surroundings areas -- 12,663

11. Atlanta, Georgia -- 11,901

12. San Diego, California -- 9,240

13. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois -- 9,235

14. College Park and surrounding areas, Maryland -- 8,911

15. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- 8,644

16. Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti, Michigan -- 8,621

17. Phoenix, Arizona -- 8,453

18. West Lafayette, Indiana -- 8,406

19. Buffalo, New York -- 8,379

20. Baltimore and surrounding areas, Maryland -- 8,287

*Open Doors 2009/2010