Weather

Consider arming yourself with warm winter clothes for the season. Those students coming from cold regions like Canada might not have much problem deciding on what to carry because the temperatures in Bemidji and Canada are much similar. You might not know what is warm enough for you until winter comes. So it is advisable to carry some money to shop for clothes when you are here. Those from temperate climates where temperatures hardly go below 40 degrees F may consider beginning their studies in the fall semester. This way they will adjust to the cold in Bemidji gradually since they will arrive here in the summer which they are used to back home. As the temperatures start dropping there bodies will adjust slowly. Other than arriving in January right in the middle of winter from 90 degrees F in East coast of Africa to –30 degrees F or lower in Bemidji. It is Scary! - Mary

Time
In the winter, daytime gets shorter. Last winter, I noticed it gets dark at 4:15 p.m. Depression will begin. - Jing

In the summer, it doesn’t get dark until after 10:00 p.m. Anxiety begins. What does one do with all that sunlight? You want to sleep but afraid, we haven't been to associate sleep in the daylight are lazy.

Winter
I am from a warm place. I haven’t seen snow before I came to Bemidji. For me, snowing is romantic scene in the movies. When those snowflakes get tangible, I understand they are also cold and my jacket is not warm enough to help me enjoy this romantic scene. However I still feel happy when my friends in my hometown admire I can have snow here. –Jing