Unit 3: Enriching Exchanges (1ère AMC)

 Michelle Obama on Studying Abroad

The document under study is a video from CNN Student News published in 2014. This video tackles the subject of studying abroad. During an interview in China with Michelle Obama who at the time was FLOTUS, she was sharing with Chinese students on the importance of studying abroad. She interacted with one former exchange student from America who studied in Kyoto, Japan, and with one student who was at the time studying in Ghana. After being asked for words advice, she shared with us some tips: being open-minded with no preconceived notions and respectful to the country and its culture. Moreover, she added that as an exchange student you would probably make lots of mistakes. However you should “shake the fear” as in you would make the effort to integrate, the locals will appreciate it. Even though Michelle Obama has never studied abroad, she went to France for a one-week school trip, she was a sophomore. This event was really impactful since she didn’t have the audacity of asking her dad to go because it was too expensive. Nevertheless, her father wanted her to experience things that he couldn’t experience himself.

Homework: Learn the lesson.