Hi! I'm a Canadian traveller and environmental scientist, here to share my adventures!
This weekโs special: I lock my host mom and I out of the house!! Everyday, I hear my favourite type of music through the walls of my house: angry piano music. I asked my mom about it, and she said our neighbor plays piano very well. We went over to say hi, and as I … Continue reading Mishaps with Mandarin
I left last off weekโs post on Friday, which was going to be my first day of school. Luckily for me, there was a change of plans, and I didnโt have to go!! I debated between trying to be a great exchange student, and asking to go, or staying home and catching up on sleep. … Continue reading Lost on the Streets of Toufen
Am I back again, already? Time flies. My second week gave me more time to relax than the first. Saturday, however, was full of excitement! I spent the whole day at our Inbound Orientation, which was held in a banquet hall and hosted by District 3501 (my district) and 3502. With both districts, there was … Continue reading Alone on the Streets of Toufen
Ahh!! I canโt believe Iโm finally here. Iโm no longer an outbound, preparing to go โ this is the real deal. So far, I have been in Taiwan for 4 days. Each day is so full that I havenโt even had time to unpack. (Well, I couldโve unpacked on the first day I got here, … Continue reading The First Week
Alright, so it's been awhile. But I'm back!! Before you ask, I do plan to update this blog bi-weekly while I'm on exchange. I figure it's okay if I'm a bit less frequent while I'm still in Canada though, because, well, I'm still in Canada. This past month has been hectic, but more exciting and … Continue reading The Last Month
My presentation to Mississauga West Mana, in front of her cultural RYE display Mana's Japan display The food from the World Food Party!! Mana's curry was amazing. The Food Party MY CROCS!!!! Pride 2019 Sending Ina back home... Volunteering at Ribfest.
Here you can find general advice other exchange students have given to me. I hope this helps! In Preparation For Exchange Study the language of your host country as much as possible!!!Write down your goals for exchange. Then write a letter to yourself outlining those goals and what you hope to achieve on exchange. Have … Continue reading Advice from Exchange Students
Lots of exchange students have blogs!! Here's some links to some that I have read that are really good! I took inspiration from some of them to make my blog. Click on the blog name in blue to be taken to it. (There are also BeaverTales, stories written by exchange students from my district.) Sayonara … Continue reading Exchange Student Blogs
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(Written April 16th 2019) My first taste of Taiwanese culture! There's a WhatsApp group chat for outbounds going to Taiwan for 2019-2020. There are people from all over the world in it. Today, a Canadian - the one who told me about the group chat, actually - got an email! The first connections from the … Continue reading A Taste of Taiwan
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Hi! I'm a Canadian traveller and environmental scientist, here to share my adventures!
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I went on exchange and thought, "Hey, why not write about it?" Want to read about my experience? Have questions you want answers to? Want to have a good laugh? You can find all that here! Enjoy! -A.
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