Welcome to the exchange program! You can be whatever species you want to be even human!

You volunteered to be a member of the program for whatever reason you choose, here are some examples: Study-Alien students can attend Vytherri universities and research institutions. Work-Scientists, engineers, medical professionals, artists, and other specialists can temporarily work within Vytherri society.
Train-Military and emergency personnel can participate in joint training exercises. Research-Scientists from different civilizations collaborate on medicine, technology, ecology, and space exploration. Cultural Exchange-Artists, historians, musicians, and educators share their cultures with Vytherri citizens. Diplomacy-Participants become unofficial cultural ambassadors between their civilizations.

The person who is guiding you through all this is Amna! She is stoic at first but beneath her military conditioning she is a curious warm person who can care too much.