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Margot, who has studied one year of Chinese in ALL, has said that, in addition to improving her language skills, "I really look forward to meeting and speaking with native Taiwanese and learning about the culture as well." She is planning on using her Chinese training in the non-profit field, such as working in Asia for a human rights association.

Annalee has completed three years of Chinese in ALL. She echoes the other students when she says, "I am incredibly grateful for this scholarship opportunity, now I can study Chinese like never before. This scholarship has given me an opportunity that I will cherish for a lifetime."

Anatoly, who has studied three years of Chinese in ALL, is planning to use the Taiwan experience as a springboard to a PhD program in Chinese literature. He says, "Spending an academic year at ICLP is a good steppingstone in my intellectual and linguistic development, and if not for the scholarship, I would not be able to go. As such, I am grateful to Taiwan's MOE, as well as to ALL for cultivating deep ties between the department and the scholarship administrators."

Scott, who studied Chinese for two and half years in ALL then another semester at the Beijing Foreign Studies University, has said, "I have been impressed at the quality of Chinese language education here at the University of Minnesota. In fact, upon arriving in Beijing for language study, I was surprised to find out that I was both speaking and writing Chinese at a much higher level than many American students who had studied Chinese for as long or longer as I had." He has chosen to go to ICLP to prepare for his Masters in International Business at Taida because "I had such a positive experience with the ICLP exchange teachers, as well has hearing highly positive reports from friends and classmates who went there, I decided to apply for the ICLP to further my Chinese language. The quality of teaching and the intensity of the program will be a great fit for me as a look to further my Chinese language education."

William Hesch has studied two years of Chinese in ALL, along with a course on Taiwan, to prepare himself for the new adventure. His long term plans are to pursue the study of the ancient history of China, specifically from the Warring States period through the end of the Han Dynasty.