CORVALLIS, Ore. -- When Marie Gülich came to Oregon State from her native Germany, she wasn't too worried about being on her own so far from home or getting used to the food or adjusting to college basketball. She could handle all of that. But there was an element of the language difference that gave her pause.
"At first, you don't really have a personality because you can't express yourself the way you want to," Gülich said. "You want to tell a joke, but you may not have the right words yet. So at first, they all thought I was super shy.