A blessing in disguise

I eventually succeed in applying for the exchange program. I will study in Innsbruck, Austria in the academic year 2008-2009. Though there have been so many difficulties and trials, I find all of them are good lessons making me more mature and more responsible. Today, I am trying to go over every difficulty in the process, and it dawned on me that every difficulty is connected to each other.

My TOEFL iBT socre is not so high compared with the competitors this year. I was feeling not very good because I spent 5500 NT dollars which I earned by myself taking the most expensive exam I have encountered in my life and there were still some problems at the day of my TOEFL exam. I was a little sad about this and afraid of losing the exchange opportunity not because of my abilities but because of the iBT’s problem. However, I still can go to my second choice, Innsbruck. My first choice is Tuebingen University, which is located in southern Germany. And my second choice is Innsbruck University which is located in western Austria. Because my TOEFL score is not high enough, I am not able to go to Tuebingen University. However, this is a blessing in disguise.

I contact a friend who is German studying in Innsbruck I met last summer vacation. He would return back this September as I do because he is an exchange student in Hong Kong now. And he is a very special foreigner I met in my life such as being very thoughtful, considerate, and generous. Hence, I really feel studying there is very cool now for me. Besides, Fanny who is Taiwanese will go to the same university together, and I can’t wait for the adventure with her and included Vicky who is also my classmate in the English oral training class. I think it will be really cool going there with them and find my good friend.

Of course, Kuba is also a cool foreigner who is willing to make efforts to keep in touch with friends from thousands of miles away. That’s really extraordinary because of what you have done. In addition, I think that Austria is much closer to Poland. That will be rock, and I hope I probably can have an exotic Christmas this year as long as anyone would like to invite me. Chi-lian who is a friend I made in Ballroom dancing club will leave for Poland to start his new life two days later. I hope I would also meet him there. Finally, I long for meeting my cousin who is now in Britain before she comes back to Taiwan. By the way, I also get a refund from ETS. Everything comes back with good results. In sum, I just can conclude it, ‘a blessing in disguise.’