How about getting to know and talk to any foreigners especially students you might interact with in public. I go to my local grocery store and see the same international Indian students every week and I’ve gotten to know their names and where they’re from. I’m best friends with them nor do I want to be, I just want them to know that I want to get to know them a bit and be friendly.

This morning I got my groceries and talked to a young man … a Sikh with a turban … I know he is from Punjab and I greet him with Namaste every time we meet. Really nice guy and we get to have a bit of laugh when we talk. I knew he was in college but today I learned that is working three jobs and covering about 70 hours of work a week to cover his expenses. He looked tired and he said so.