<p>Unless things have drastically changed since I was there, international students are fully incorporated into the student body. They can fully participate in all aspects of campus life to the extent they choose and live in any dorms they have an interest in. </p>
<p>Certain dorms do have special interests/culture that will mesh better with some students as opposed to others. </p>
<p>During my time in Oberlin, I’ve hung out and studied with students from all over the world. </p>
<p>As for the term hipster…not really sure beyond knowing there’s plenty in my home city of NYC and that the characteristics are: off-beat fashion using seemingly thrift-shop clothes to express “ironic” appreciation of whatever fashion they’re wearing and/or listening to non-mainstream music(i.e. indie rock) and refusing to listen to mainstream music except to poke fun at them in an “ironic” or sometimes “pseudo-ironic sense”. They are also known for disdaining mainstream fashion/music trends and people who follow them…unless they find something they like from that area for “pseudo-ironic” reasons to maintain their hipster cred. </p>
<p>Agg…this is confusing…and sad thing is, I was born in, grew up, and live in one of the biggest hipster capitals of the world. :(:D:D</p>
<p>Anyone else here want to take a shot/throw a can/bottle/case of PBR beer at me? :D</p>