Since My First Term At My New School Is Over And I Have Above The Required Gpa I Am Finally Eligible

Since my first term at my new school is over and I have above the required gpa I am finally eligible for study abroad!!!

I submitted my application for the program yesterday and have already been conditionally accepted to go by my school as long as i’m accepted into the program.

and the country i applied to is….. 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

Taiwan!

the program is in taipei specifically, and on a university campus. if accepted ill also have a chance to visit tainan and taitung.

i’d be going for about 2 months over the summer for an accelerated/intensive mandarin course. it’d be the entire intermediate level (= CHN201+202 in U.S. college credit). as far as I know I’d have class 5 days a week while there. i’m taking CHN 102 (upper elementary) in the spring here at home to prepare and spending my break reviewing stuff from 101 as well as teaching myself zhuyin/bopomofo.

if anyone has good resources for zhuyin, traditional characters, and/or taiwanese mandarin lmk!! im trying to find everything i can then i’ll compile a list of what was most helpful sometime during or at the end of the semester :))

taiwan isn’t a country

loaded ‘question’ that i probably shouldnt be the one answering if anyone wants to chime in… however they have their own government, their own currency, my student visa application would be to taiwan not china (even chinese citizens need permits/visas to enter taiwan and vice versa), and as far as i’m aware the majority of taiwanese people don’t consider themselves or want to be part of china so i will continue calling it a country. if any of my info is wrong someone feel free to let me know ofc

week 2 of studying chinese everyday in january

- missed like 2-3 days because of work and lack of sleep

- set up a new desk yesterday and have been studying a ton since last night! will post photos soon

- mostly reviewing LTL course materials and have 2 hours of class late tonight, once i get through these slides i plan to either go over some integrated chinese or just drill characters on skritter

- no progress w zhuyin since last week i havent had time

- school starts next week!!!! its been so long since ive been to an in-person language class im excited

reblog if ur a studyblr that likes participation. i wanna cheer my moots on. i wanna empower u to get that paper done. i want to interact.

let me know if u do too.

wait did y'all know there's a ton of free language course resources for u.s. peace corps training??

first day back from break ready for the hell to come in the next two weeks left in the semester, heres some updates.

- i have two movies to watch today (3 hrs total) and assignments along w them

- all the projects i have due by the 13th:

• dinosaurs group project 6; extinction (2 page report)

• controversies in archaeology; still havent chosen if im writing about gender roles in Çatalhöyük or Paleolithic art (1500-2000 words)

• ethnomusicology fieldwork project about music & rituals, must observe/participate in a ritual involving music (3-5 pages)

• ethnomusicology oral report & literature comparison; choose 3 articles to compare in written discussion and use 1/3 to present an oral report to the class (i am actually very excited for this one)

^^^ im doing the oral report on the culture/history surrounding break dancing and the music used in battles, im attending the schools breaking club beginner class tomorrow to observe their discussion about the music & see what ill be learning when i join the class next semester

- preparing for the end of semester dance show case !!