Written by: Anna Nelson, 2019
My semester abroad in Malaysia has been the most spectacular period of my life so far! Out of the nearly 60 exchange students at Taylor’s University, only two of us were from the United States. I think that set me up well to be able to branch out and get to know people from all over the world, since the exchange students tended to hang out with one another. There were a lot of international students who, while not exchange students, were welcoming and showed us around and they often took trips with us.
Before studying in Malaysia, I had never left the United States, but now I’ve been to a total of 8 countries! It’s been such an amazing experience. The world feels much smaller, now that I’ve been to the other side of it. I have friends on every inhabited continent, so I get to keep feeding the fire for more adventures throughout my life.
