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A Student's Perspective on Studying Chinese in Taiwan

( Amy Chen - 2001 )

My name is Amy Chen.  I was studying at Mandarin Training Center with most of the other Stanford students, and I just came back to the states a few weeks ago. I am now living in the Sunset District in San Francisco. I feel like my Chinese skills--both speaking and reading/writing--improved quite a lot this summer, in part because I was in an environment in which I had to actively use all the skills, but now that I am back in the U.S. I can already feel my Chinese skills beginning to deteriorate.

Right now I am busy applying for law school, but in the meantime I am also looking for some part-time work where I might be able to use/practice my Chinese, and also hopefully do some good work for Taiwan.  I have only been back from Taiwan for a few weeks, but I already miss the place and the people very much.

Best to you,
Amy in San Francisco