By Cheng Ling
23 August 2022


My exchange was the best time of my life!

In Singapore, all that we focused on were work and grades but in Germany where I did my exchange, I learnt a lot of soft skills and understood more about the cultures of my international friends.

All these were gained through traveling in Europe and mixing with a diverse group of people in classes. My exchange experience changed my perspective about life. There is more to life than just doing well in school and achieving straight As. What I noticed about my European friends is that they may not have the best grades because they don't study as much, but their knowledge and experiences beat ours hands down through internships and traveling.I have since learnt that life should be about making positive differences in people's lives and seeing as much of the world as possible.

Cheng Ling, from Nanyang Technological University,
previously on exchange at Berlin School of Economics and Law (Germany)

 

 

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