Registering at Feng Chia University...

Today I went to register at my new university: Feng Chia University - 逢甲大學!
I am going to take some Chinese classes there, besides the Bachelor of International Business Administration program.
The language program at their Chinese Language Center provides students the opportunity to experience education from within the classrooms as well as living the culture, due to your daily exposure to Mandarin and Taiwanese.

The full study program consists of 9 levels and each level lasts for approximately 3 months. The class period is divided in 4 quarters : spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Students are required to take 15 hours per week of chinese classes, 15 hours are to be made up of a combination of the required course for that level (10 hours/week) and elective courses.
The required courses places emphasis on the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.

I totally encourage people interested in learning Mandarim to come to Feng Chia. 

For more information, check their Language Center website!
http://www.clc.fcu.edu.tw/?ctNode=19390&idPath=19354_19358_19390

Checking in at Feng Chia University!

Feng Chia Night Market

 My lovely host mother.

arriving in Taichung

After 36 hours flighting + 2 hours travelling by bus, I finally arrived in the city I am going to stay this year: Taichung.

Taichung is located in west-central Taiwan and is the third largest city in the island, after Taipei and Kaohsiung, having a population of just over 2.6 million people.

Here are some pictures of Taichung to show you a little bit about my city.

Taichung Park

A commun street in the city.

The view from my window

a fruit market

 

For more information about Taichung visit the city's website:
http://travel.taichung.gov.tw/En/index.asp

On the way to Taiwan...

Summarizing my trip: 27 hours in the airplane + 9 hours waiting in the airport = 36 hours with no shower and bad sleep.
I traveled by Korean airlines, so I stopped in Los Angeles and in Korea.
Since I have aerophobia, I had to take a "holy" medicine to help me sleeping on the flight.
But after so many tiring hours, if there's one thing I can say for sure is: it worth it!