Business Communication

At the present time, I am a fourth year student and I plan to study abroad in San Francisco as an exchange student for many reasons.

First of all, I would like to get new experience abroad. United States of America is the land of liberty where I can meet people with different culture and background from all over the world. I can also build and extend my social network connections in the United States. That is when I can get more business opportunities in the overseas. Since my major is tourism and hospitality, it is very important to learn the cultural diversity of the world so that I can provide my customers from various backgrounds with the best service. Besides, by knowing other cultures in the world, I will be able to find the uniqueness of my own culture back at home and learn to appreciate it more.

Secondly, San Francisco is a good place to study. Being an exchange student to San Francisco will also increase my self confidence as I will be adapting new and unfamiliar environment. I will get the opportunity to improve my communication skills while mixing with diverse groups of people. I do not expect studying and living in the America to be the same as Thailand but I believe I can adapt to the changes. Then, I can compare and learn the difference in values between the two cultures. Students who are in the same major as me may look at tourism and hospitality in a different way and I will be able to learn their ideas and strategies to be implemented in the same field. One of the purposes of education is learning how to learn. By having a chance to study in San Francisco, I will be learning the ability to look at a situation from different perspectives and come out with the best solution.

After doing my own research I have found San Francisco to be a romantic, quiet, and inspiring place for me to get a view of the world while studying abroad as an exchange student. By studying