Name: Tsu-Lien Hsu
School: University of St Andrews
Course: Pre-MBA

Finally I came to the UK after preparing for nearly half a year.I was very nervous when I left Taiwan for Scotland, because it was the first time for me to go abroad by myself. On 18th August,2000, I landed in Edinburgh. I was filled with joy when I was coming from Edinburgh to St. Andrews, and I saw many farms, beautiful houses, hourses, cows, sheep, and there were endless views. It was a view that I have never seen in Taiwan.

As to the food, I think it is very different from Taiwan. A lot of food here is cold, for example sandwich,salad and bread. On the other hand, the British like fish and chips very mush. If you like cheesse, butter and pasta, you can eat extravagantly in the UK, because there are a lot of different kinds of cheese and pastas. If you don't like the food here, it's ok. you can also go to the supermarket to buy some Chinese food and then prepare food by yourself. The weather in Scotland is very changable. It often rains in the morning, but it has sunshine in the afternoon. We see people who wear shorts, T-shirt and also people who wear overcoats in the street. Generally speaking, the weather is cold, so there are heaters in every room. Scotland is a place of vast land few people, so every students has a single-bed room. There are ninteen dormitories in St.Andrews very comfortably. On the other hand, if you feel lonely, you must visit your friends from door to door.If you are lucky, maybe your neighbours are foreigners. It's a good opportunity to speak English.

There is a different between the traffic rule in the UK and Taiwan. They walk on the left side and the driver is at the right side. So at first It's a little dangerous for me to ride a bicycle. I was confusing the sides. The pedestrians can control the traffic signal. As Prince Willian will come to St. Andrews University to study next year. There are many students from many different of the wrold chosing St. Andrews Universiity to study. Britain has a diverse culture, most of the characteristic of a particular school is open-minded. They let student choose their major depend on their interests. St. Andrews is a small town out of the city. There are few amusement to relax. But if you still want to relasx, you can go to the pub, TV room, sport centre or go to computer room to surf the internet. There is a kind of traditional dance which is very fanous in Scotland. If you like dance, you can also go to take part in the activity which the school directs.

You can't help feeling homesick when you go abroad to study. But if you can be filled with joy to face your future life, I think that it will a worth while trip here. Wish you have a wonderful journey of studing abroad.