<p>Thanks cobrat for thedetailed clarification onthe hipster issue,I think I understand the context better now.Plainsman,let me explain further:I have indeed read the generic information available,but it doesnt give the sort of personal impressions I am seeking.A certain LAC in IOWA sent me a brochure that really helped with this:It was entirely written for and about international students,with profiles of students and personal anecdotes about how they get involved in campus life etc.This really helps a student in a far-flung third world country like myself visualize how I could possibly fit into the campus dynamics…I am more after the human/emotive aspects of their experiences rather than the handbook type info…I dont know if this makes sense but I am trying to say something to this effect.THE blogs have been truly helpful but again there is one(or 2?) international students blogging so much of it goes over my head because I cannot relate to the context/culture…something like that.</p>