Yee Man Wu, Claire

City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Exchange to Central Queensland University, Australia

From July to November 2006, I went on exchange to Central Queensland University, which is located in Rockhampton, Australia, to study for five months. During the exchange period, I learnt to be more independent. After studying abroad, I have become more mature and learnt how to take care of myself as I knew my mom would not be there and I would have no one that I could depend on. This kind of independence development training is hard to carry out in Hong Kong, and best learnt in other countries.

I truly believe that walking millions of miles is more valuable than reading millions of books. What we learn in textbooks are just theories. I would like to practice them and prove whether they are really true. After studying with students from different countries, not only have I broadened my horizons, but I have also developed my judgement skills. Now before passing comment, I will listen to point of views from different people and analyze them by myself.

After finishing my studies at Rockhampton, I traveled all around Australia. With limited resources, including money and time (as my visa was soon to expire), I had to maintain a good budget, as well as practice time management. I did a lot of preparation beforehand, bought tickets, booked hostels, looked up information on the attractions of each place, planned my itinerary etc. During this process, I practiced and greatly improved my management skills.

By taking the trip, I felt that I saw more, heard more, tasted more, and felt more about the real Australia. Australia is such an international country, enabling me to meet people from all around the world – some of them were Europeans, some of them were Asians. During the trip, I came into close contact with national animals, like kangaroos and koalas, and I also learnt how to get along with different people – not just people with different personalities, but also people from different countries. In a short period of time, I made many friends from all around the world. I believe this is an important kind of social skill that I can take advantage of in the future. Thanks to the Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong Scholarship Programme, which gave me the opportunity for such exposure. I will treasure the experience that I gained from this exchange very much.

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