Jenny
Taiwan to Tulsa, OK

Hello, my name is Chang, Chieh; or you can just call my English name – Jenny.  That’ll be easier to remember.

I’m sixteen yeas old this year; coming from Taipei, Taiwan the 3480 district.  There are four members in my family: father, mother, younger sister and me.  My father is a professor in National Central Police University teaching Public Administration.  My mother works in National Police Administration, Taiwan.  Younger sister is like me, a student.  She is two years younger than me.  We all are not Rotarian.  You must be curious to know why I come to the Youth Exchange Program?  Well, the story began from twelve years ago.  At that time, there was program called GSE standing for Group Study Exchange.  My mom was a member of that group and the leader is now the chairman of District 3480, Youth Exchange Committee, that’s uncle Paul.  In an informal conversation, uncle Paul passed the message about YEP which makes me standing here.

A lot of people ask me why I choose USA instead of European countries.  Actually, I not only want to learn English but also seek the opportunity to attend universities in USA in the future.  This time, I hope to build a solid base for future American university life.  Besides, I’d like to learn something special or popular in American.  Like Chinese music instrument which represents Chinese culture, I hope to learn something symbolizing American culture.  In this way, I can get closer to American culture.

I just mentioned Taiwan is the place I come from.  It’s a beautiful island, called Formosa by Portuguese and located in west Pacific Ocean and southern east part of Asian continent.  The Tropic of Cancer cuts through the southern part of Taiwan.  Its weather is pretty warm.  Yearly average temperature is about 22^oC.  In addition to appropriate location and comfortable, Taiwan has friendly people, safe society, stable government, prosperous economy and unique culture background.  It’s really a nice place worth taking a visit.  I sincerely invite you to come to my mother town.

Finally, I would like to give my appreciation to the enthusiastic Rotarian members like uncle……,auntie…..for arrange these meaningful lessons and special activities. Thank you !!

Inbound Orientation, Ft Smith, AR, Sept 21-22, 2002

Inbound Orientation, Ft Smith, AR, Sept 21-22, 2002

Inbound Orientation, Ft Smith, AR, Sept 21-22, 2002

Inbound Orientation, Ft Smith, AR, Sept 21-22, 2002