Read about my time as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student in Taiwan! Not sure what to expect, what to pack, what you'll be doing, how you will learn the language, or pretty much anything? I may not have all the answers, but I do have some. Read to find out how I prepared for exchange, my experiences in Taipei, (before my computer went kaput) and my reflections and advise having come back. I hope that it can be of help. Thanks for reading,
Autumn 婉秋
About this blog
Hi, I am Autumn Crisovan or 丁婉秋,
This blog is about my life as an exchange student in Taiwan, through Rotary Youth Exchange! I am sixteen. I live and go to school in New Taipei! I am from South Bend, Indiana USA. I'm having a lot of fun meeting new people and trying new things! Thanks for reading, enjoy!
So, the reason I have not posted yet this week is because this morning was the AP World History (WHAP) Exam, or at least that's what I keep telling myself. At Adams High School a week in WHAP goes like this: Sunday- read 10-13 pages of the textbook, Monday - quiz over the material, Wednesday - read pages, and so on an so forth in a cycle. Then one also must take the 100 point, multiple choice and short answer, Unit Tests. It sounds rough, but one learns to get used to it. The funny thing about this is whenever Taiwan popped up in the textbook somewhere I would circle it and swell with pride, for the country I have not yet been to. The best part of the story is that my friends would also get really excited when Taiwan was mentioned in World History. I know this makes us sound super dorky but it's encouraging to hear about Taiwan. I think this is because sadly, it is very common for the people who ask where I am going to have never heard of Taiwan.
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