For Singmila Shimrah, a Naga from Ukhrul in Manipur, studying in the US is a "dream come true" and for Sheena Hall, an African-American, her sojourn in India was a "cultural shock" to begin with.
http://ummid.com/news/2011/November/18.11.2011/shared_experience_of_students.htm
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