FirstladyMichelleObamaurgedstudentstovisitChinaatthe“100000Strong”ChinaStudyAbroadForumatHowardUniversity.PresidentBarackObamaannouncedthe“100000Strong”Initiative(十万强计划)duringhis2009visitt
FirstladyMichelleObamaurgedstudentstovisitChinaatthe“100000Strong”ChinaStudyAbroadForumatHowardUniversity.
PresidentBarackObamaannouncedthe“100000Strong”Initiative(十万强计划)duringhis2009visittoChina.TheprogramaimstoincreasethenumberofAmericanstudentsstudyinginChinabymakingstudyabroadmoreaffordable.
DuringtheeventatHowardMrs.Obamaspokeabouttheimportanceofstudyingabroad.“StudyinginacountrylikeChinaisaboutsomuchmorethanjustimprovingyourownprospects(前途)intheglobalmarket.ThefactisthatwitheveryfriendshipyoumakeandeverybondoftrustyouestablishyouareshapinganimageofAmericaprojectedtotherestoftheworldandmakingAmericaknownbetter.”shesaid.
Mrs.Obamaencouragedstudentstosetasidetheopinionthatstudyingabroadisfor“richkidsonly”orforthoseattending“certainschools”.ThefirstladyalsoannouncedthattheChinesegovernmentisgiving10000“BridgeScholarships”tocovercostsforAmericanstudentsstudyinginChina.
SomestudentswhohadstudiedinChinasharedtheirexperiences.DavidMarzbanfromPepperdineUniversityrecalledatimewhenheformedacross-culturalbondwithacompletestrangeratarestaurantnearFudanUniversityinShanghai.Henoticedayoungchefsignalinghimtocomeover.“HepressedtheplaybuttononhismediaplayerandstartedsingingCaliforniaDreamingandwantedmetosingalongwithhim”Marzbansaid.“AtthattimeIknewagreatfriendshiphadstartedduringmyfirsttwoweeksinChina.”
NicoleBadenfromHowardUniversityrecalledhowhertimeinChinareallyhelpedhermasterthelanguage.“Youhavetoexperiencetheculturewhilelearningthelanguagetoreallymasterittounderstandwhythingsarehowtheyarecomparedtoyourownculture”Badensaid.
12-year-oldSarahDaviswhostudiedinChinalastsummersaidshewasveryexcitedtohearMichelleObamatalkaboutthecountry.“IloveChinese.OutofallthelanguagesI’velearnedChineseisthemostdifficultandinteresting.”Shesaid
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