You lived abroad right?
Yeah, I've been to Australia and Canada. Last year I went to China and stayed there for 11 months.
Why did you go to China?
I'm studying business now and I want to work in tourism there in the future, so through my university I worked part time in a hotel in Shanghai. I worked at the hotel front desk and helped the hotel manager too. I was able to learn a lot of Chinese.
Did you change in any way while you were there?
Yeah, I became more independent. I couldn't turn to my family and my relatives. So I had to learn to do things for myself. I also had to learn to make my own decisions.
How was it to come home to America?
Mixed feelings. I was happy to come home of course, but it was hard to say goodbye to my Chinese friends.