Hi, everybody! My name is Melody and I’ll be studying abroad in Taipei, Taiwan during the spring semester of 2011. I’m currently a junior majoring in Supply Chain and minoring in International Business and Chinese. I hope that my time in Taiwan would give me the opportunity to improve my Chinese reading and writing skills. Being able to speak and learn from native speakers would be great too! :]

I’ll be leaving for Taiwan around January 26, 2011. I’m really excited about having the opportunity to be in Taiwan for Chinese New Year. It would be awesome to experience authentic celebrations and traditions of such an important holiday in Asia. Since I have family in Taiwan, spending time with them during this time is also a big plus!

Despite being really excited to live in a foreign country for several months, I also have a lot of fears and doubts. I suppose it’s normal to be anxious. One promise I made to myself though, is that no matter what, I would make the most of this time and make the most of the opportunity that’s given to me. Hopefully I’ll stay true to that promise and have no regrets whatsoever. 🙂

Location: University Park, Pennsylvania, USA