My college life was truly global. As a member of the International Students Community and the International Students Supporters at Chonnam National University (CNU), I interacted with international friends and realized how big the world was and how much I have not experienced yet. Motivated by my de
I had the desire to become an exchange student studying abroad and to make Chinese truly ‘my language’. I have been learning Chinese for many years, but I have always thought that it would be completely different to learn it in Chinese-speaking countries compared to learning it in Korea. After compl
The Chonnam Tribune interviewed two American students, Ryan Rohrbach (Junior, Dept. of Political Science, University at Buffalo) and Blake Levins (Rising Sophomore, Dept. of International Relations and Global Business, University of Southern California) on July 10. They attend the 2023 Critical Lang
Even before I entered university, I had a vague dream of being an exchange student studying abroad, but my dream was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. When I was in the first semester of the fourth grade, I fortunately found an international internship program so I could experience living and wo
I loved the memory of my trip to Europe when I was in middle school, and that made me want to work in Europe in the future. For this reason, I decided to major in French language and literature, and I decided to go to France to use what I had learned in school. I applied for the Fall 2022 Global Lan
Kourtland Tate, a recipient of the 2022 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS), has always had an interest in learning about different languages and cultures, even though she majors in sociology and anthropology at Spelman College in the U.S. For her, the CLS Korean Language Program, hosted by the Lang
The Office of International Affairs (OIA) at Chonnam National University runs a “Buddy Program” to help students from foreign countries adapt to school life. Korean students who applied for the program can be matched with international students if they pass the interview. The Tribune met two student
"Where there is a will, there is a way." Although I had a lot of worries and difficulties before going to the United Kingdom as an exchange student, I believed this phrase and decided to believe in myself! And eventually, I was able to go to Northumbria University in England as an exchange student.
Before I left Korea, the preparation process was not easy because of the corona virus. Even when I arrived in Canada, I experienced self-isolation until my Covid-19 test result came out without knowing the exact date that the result would come out. On the day when my self-isolation period ended, how
There was a notice that Chonnam National University (CNU) was providing a scholarship supporting students to study in a Medical English Program at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) during the winter vacation. I took the chance and applied for the program and was accepted. There was an in
All students deserve a good quality of education. However, there are some regions that lack various educational devices and opportunities. For students living in those areas, education volunteering club members from different universities are willing to provide free educational sources, teachers, an
I remember being extremely excited to meet new friends when I arrived at my dormitory inside the University of Alcala de Henares in Spain. I asked myself questions such as “Who will be my roommate?”, “Who will be my flat mate?” All those questions were spinning in my mind and I was anxious to know t
Before leaving Korea to attend a student exchange program at the University of Bayreuth in Germany last year, I was worried about my exchange student life in the foreign country because of the coronavirus pandemic. I was also anxious that my visa had not been issued even a week before I left the cou
When I arrived at Incheon International Airport, I felt two feelings simultaneously. One was the excitement of going to Europe, and the other was fear because the list of exchange students, sent by Siauliai University (SA) in Lithuania, was full of European names. I was shocked by the fact that I wa
‘A good start is half the battle!’ It happened to me actually! From beginning to end, my journey was a series of new experiences. I studied at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Melbourne during the 2020 spring semester. Unfortunately, I had to come back three months early. Despit
During the fall semester of 2019, which was my first semester at the University of Missouri-Columbia (MIZZOU), I had a hectic time adapting to local life and various school events. Relatively, the spring semester of 2020 was rather relaxing, and I felt a little bored with my life abroad. I was looki
After I was selected to be an exchange student at the University of Regina (UR) in Canada, the first thing that I had to do as an exchange student was register for courses. An international advisor of the university told me that I should submit the list of courses that I wanted to take on UR’s offic
Registering for courses is the most important thing that students have to do before the semester starts because it affects the whole upcoming semester. Therefore, I have been always nervous when I sign up for courses. Moreover, when I enrolled in classes at the University of South Bohemia (USB) in t
I have only been in Korea for a few weeks but I have already met many Koreans who showed me how much they like France and especially Paris. Always trying to exchange French words with me or telling me about the vacation time they spent in my hometown. So I thought that I could write this paper to sh
I went to Newcastle in the U.K. for six months as an exchange student. It was such an incredible time I am still thinking I wish I could have stayed there longer. I know I could have numerous new experiences I would have missed out whilst staying there. Of all the experiences, I would like to share