American students want to study in other countries, but do students from other countries want to study in America? Student reporter, Michelle Thompson, interviewed Viola Terschulse, a student from Germany, to find out what attracts international students to Piedmont.
Listen to her story.
Q: Why have you decided to study abroad?
A: I decided to study abroad because I am going to be an English and German teacher in Germany, and I think it is important to speak fluently and improve my English.
Q: How did you find Piedmont College?
A: Professor Schulte of Piedmont College knows her English professor at my college, and they somehow got together and arranged it. I applied for it and got the spot.
Q: What do you think of Piedmont College?
A: I really like it so far. I don’t know anything that I don’t like about it. Here there are small classes, it’s more personal since you get to know the professors really well, and all the students are really nice to me.
Q: What do you think of the American culture?
A: I like the American culture, even though it’s really different from the German one, but there are so many differences I don’t know where to start. As soon as you get used to it, it’s a cool culture.
Q: What do you like about the U.S.?
A: I like that the people are really friendly and open-minded, I like the food, I like the accent of the Americans, and I like the weather here in Georgia.
Q: Is there anything that you don’t like about the U.S.?
A: There is one thing that pops into my mind: the health insurance is not as good as it is in Germany.
Q: Would you tell other students to study abroad in the U.S.?
A: Yes, I would recommend this to other students because it is really important to get experiences and learn or improve another language.
Q: After the experience here, are you considering living in the states?
A: I don’t know yet. I need to go back and finish my program at home to get my bachelor and masters, and then I may consider being a teacher here in high schools. We will see.