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Dear Mr. Graeme Freeman, I would like to take this opportunity and express my sincerest gratitude for your generous support of me and my fellow Freeman Scholars in allowing us to study abroad in Asia for the upcoming Spring 2019 semester. Your contributions, as well as the Freeman Foundation, has been essential to realizing my goal of studying abroad during my college career at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa without the need to worry about any financial burdens. My name is Irene Chen and I am currently a third-year undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance from the Shidler College of Business. I am working towards on becoming a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Financial Analyst; however, I hope to one day attend medical school and become a neurosurgeon. I want to devote myself to a future career in both the business and medical field not just to save lives, but to also go beyond and educate others on how valuable education is. My parents immigrated to Hawaiʻi from Taiwan a month before I was born in search of the American Dream. However, due to their inability to speak and understand English, my parents worked two to three jobs every day to support our family. My parents fell deeply into debt and although our family had enough to eat, a roof to live under, and clothes to wear, as the oldest of three children, I had to help my parents alleviate their financial burdens. We could not afford any trips abroad and I only heard brief stories about Taiwan from my parents. Through those stories, I always imagined what it would be like if I had the chance to visit this place my parents called home. As such, I look forward to studying abroad at the National University of Singapore and visiting Taiwan as well as neighboring countries in Southeast Asia. As the flagship university of a multi-racial and multi-cultural country like Singapore, the National University of Singapore is unique just like Hawaiʻi with such a diverse population and rich culture. I have always wanted to be at the forefront of such a prestigious place for business and to pursue a curriculum that links global learning opportunities and the possibilities of being able to learn outside the classroom. Not only will studying abroad at the National University of Singapore open me to rigorous, relevant, and rewarding business education, I will be able to bring back to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa with the best of global knowledge to succeed in my current and future endeavors. By spending time at the National University of Singapore during Spring 2019, I will get to enjoy the best of both worlds. Once again, thank you for your generous support. With your help, I am a step closer in my path to studying abroad in Singapore as you have contributed in a wonderful and unexplainable manner to my academic pursuits and my future career. The contribution process begins in the heart of an individual and is then manifested by the deeds that a person does which I hope will enrich everyone’s life that I am able to reach as a Freeman Scholar. Sincerely, Irene Chen |
Apa Kabar, Ni Hao! My name is Irene Chen. I am currently a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa pursuing a BBA in Accounting & Finance. Join me on this journey through Singapore!
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