Taiwan touched my heart!
From Ludwigshafen, University of Applied Sciences, Germany /by Christine Ellsaesser
Before I came to Taiwan, I was searching for information about the country which should be my new home for the next 6 months. What I found was an advertisement which said "Taiwan will touch your heart!" It showed the most beautiful parts and the most known sights of the country so that I had my first impression.
When I arrived at the airport and had my first ride through my new neighborhood, totally tired after the flight but totally excited too, I asked myself if it was really the right decision going to a country I cannot read the signs, I cannot speak the language and I never had any experiences with. But quite fast I noticed that I will learn here more than expected.
I already had a lot of experiences with local people as well as other international students from all over the world. Because of them, it was worth choosing Taiwan. For example, even when I cannot communicate with some local people because of a lack of language skills, I can solve all the problems I had here. Another great experience which is sure a unique one is the feeling you have walking over the campus as an international student at MCU. So many people say "Hello!" or send you a nice smile,
which makes you really feel like welcomed. Or another example of the life of international students on campus was a barbeque we had together with freshmen. We Europeans had to stand at least 30min smiling because everyone wants to take a picture with you and everyone is so happy to see you here. I can tell much more stories like that and because of these stories now I'm definitely saying: Taiwan touched my heart!!!
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