Power Hierarchy Between Teacher and Student

Abstract

I came to the US for my doctoral program in Counselor Education and Supervision at the University of Wyoming in Fall 2016. This was the first time I had left my country, India, and came to the United States for a doctoral program in counselor education and supervision. Everything was new for me—the cold and dry weather of Wyoming, the school, the town, and the people. I was both excited and nervous at the same time. As I had no prior experience of living in a cold and dry climate; Wyoming’s sub-zero temperature was both exciting (because I had never experienced snow before) and hard (because winter was too long- from October to May) for me. People in the town were very welcoming, and I quickly made some friends.