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“Learning a language is like being able to talk to all of your neighbors, rather than just looking out from a window. It opens up more doors and you get to meet all these amazing people.”

“So, Why East Africa? What convinced you that this was a part of the world that you needed to understand more about?”
Rheanne smiled, and with eloquence and reflective poise, she began to tell her story.

When given the opportunity to choose a name in a different language, there is a lot to take into consideration.

This is not just another poster campaign adorning the hallways, this is an opportunity for you to take action; changing the game for yourself, your academic career, and your future.

It is true that life becomes a momentous journey when you decide to choose love over fear in everything you do, and I mean EVERYTHING...

One of the first people I met at MSU as a Freshman was Michael Lemus. The first day of Chinese class I felt immediately that he had a cool story about why he chose to take Chinese as a third language! Michael is currently an Apparel and Textile Design major with a minor in Chinese. Coming from a Guatemalan background he had always spoken Spanish at home, so when coming to college I asked him, why Chinese?