Mina sat in the library, feeling lost. She had moved from Tokyo to study at a university in California. But in her first week, she struggled. Her teachers used many new words like *protocol*, *hypothesis*, and *integrate*. Mina didn’t understand. She tried reading her textbooks, but they seemed full of gaps. This made her feel small and worried.  
In class, Mina couldn’t follow the lectures. Her teacher spoke fast, and Mina’s head spun. She missed key ideas. Then, during a group discus...