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My Objective
My Objective
As stated before, my overall goal with my take action piece was to be able to learn enough about Taiwanese & Chinese culture to bring a piece of it back here and know enough about my own to leave a piece there. To do this I'll have to step outside of my comfort zone to soak up as many experiences possible and in the end come up with a tangible product, this website, to show Americans Taiwanese life!
The Plan
The Plan
The first step of this plan was making the plan possible. While I went into it thinking I knew what I wanted, the actual process took a lot of flexibility, time, and money. I didn't even intend on going to Taiwan until months into the process, when I finally settled on ASSE as my exchange organization of choice! Even then the process of getting a placement and actually going to Taiwan took months, so many months I started to doubt it would happen at all. And yet, after over a year of planning, I was finally on that flight from LAX to Taoyuan Airport and beginning my journey in Taiwan. But getting there was only the start of my project! Check out my blog page to see the rest of my journey and the things about Taiwan I want to share with the world!
Highs
Highs
Learning public transport
All the low price tags
The city walkability
Night Markets
Hanging out with my Taiwanese friends
Finally getting to wear shorts when everyone else wore coats
My super cute Yoyo card <3
Living with other ASSE students
Taipei Main Station
Learning how to use chopsticks
Any exchange student can tell you that there's inevitable highs & lows that come with study abroad that you should be prepared for!
Lows
Lows
Getting lost ALL the time
The late summer heat
Packing my bag THREE times
Switching host families :/
Leaving my mom & dog at home
Walking to Taipei Main Station after a long day of school
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