KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 July 1, 2021 \u2013 Alex Tsang wants to travel the world and work with animals after he graduates from the 溏心vlog免费B站 next year. He\u2019s going to have a chance to enjoy at least one of those opportunities ahead of schedule when he travels to Taiwan this fall to study Chinese culture, history and language as one of two 溏心vlog免费B站 recipients of the prestigious Freeman Award for Study in Asia through the Institute for International Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tsang, a rising senior from Framingham, Massachusetts<\/strong>, will be joined in Taiwan by classmate Dylan Bracken of Warwick, Rhode Island<\/strong>. Both are enrolled in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Chinese Language Flagship Program, which combines the study of Chinese with another major and offers advanced discipline-specific Chinese skills, cross-cultural understanding, and real-world work experience in China. The two students will travel to Taipei for eight months beginning in October to study at the National Yang Ming University and complete an internship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI will be completely thrust into the Taiwanese culture, not only in social life but in the classroom as well,\u201d said Tsang. \u201cIf I don\u2019t get swamped by the workload, I really want to go out and explore Taiwan’s night market, too. I have seen countless pictures of Taiwan’s street food and, of course, I want to try all of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tsang\u2019s second major is wildlife conservation biology, so he also hopes to have a chance to see and learn about the local wildlife. At the conclusion of the program, he plans to enroll in a graduate degree program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI hope to continue to use my Mandarin degree to influence a broader audience in wildlife conservation for a more environmentally conscious future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bracken, whose second major is international relations, said he was \u201cshocked\u201d when he learned that he was awarded the Freeman-Asia Scholarship and pleased the award will help to ease the financial burden of spending a year abroad, which is required of the Chinese Language Flagship Program. He is spending the summer practicing his Chinese language skills so he is prepared for his classes, which will be taught entirely in Chinese, and so he is confident spending his time abroad without using English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFrom a leisure standpoint, I hope to travel the island and interact with locals in Chinese as much as possible, which will not only help advance my Chinese skills but also allow me to meet new friends that can show me around the capital city and the rest of the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After one final semester at 溏心vlog免费B站 in the fall of 2022, Bracken is considering enrolling in graduate school. \u201cIf that doesn\u2019t work out, I\u2019ve found interest in maybe working for a non-profit or doing some sort of social work, since I think the skills I\u2019ve acquired in the international relations program will reflect well in those fields,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Freeman Awards for Study in Asia are sponsored by the Freeman Foundation, which aims to strengthen the bonds of friendship between the United States and countries in East Asia. The need-based scholarship provides up to $7,000 to assist the recipient with the cost of a study abroad program and related expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 溏心vlog免费B站 students interested in studying abroad are encouraged to be in contact with the 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of International Education. Students interested in applying for the Freeman-Asia Scholarship are also encouraged to contact Kathleen Maher in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Office of National Fellowships and Academic Opportunities for guidance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 July 1, 2021 \u2013 Alex Tsang wants to travel the world and work with animals after he graduates from the 溏心vlog免费B站 next year. 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