Unit 4: Enriching Exchanges (1ère AMC)

The benefits of studying abroad.

The document under study is a video from CNN Student News, published in 2014. It is an interview of former First Lady, Michelle Obama speaking about the benefits of studying abroad.

She was at the time in China. She was interviewed by two American exchanged students: one of them studied in Japan, and the other one was in Ghana at the time.

According to Michelle, her words of advice on studying abroad are, first to be open-minded it is important not to have preconceived ideas about the country. Moreover, one should respect the culture and the people of the host country. Besides, one should not be afraid of making mistakes to learn better. Furthermore, one should be aware that it won’t be easy because there will be challenges.

The first country Michelle visited was France. She was a student in high school, a Sophomore, she was around 15 years old. At first, she did not feel at ease to ask her father to pay for this trip. However, her father encouraged her to go on this trip because he wanted her to have all the opportunities he could not have. It was a one-week trip. They stayed at a youth hostel.

To study abroad, students often have to take a student loan of $27 000 to add to their normal student loans in their home country (USA).

Homework: Learn the lesson.