Feedback toward the Cross-Cultural Experiences of Expatriates

2010/5/26
International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF國合會) is an organization that strengthens international cooperation and enhances foreign relations by promoting economic development, social progress and the welfare of the people in partner nations around the world.

The guess speaker Mr. Shih briefly introduced the ICDF (國合會). He told us what the organization did for our countries and those countries which have diplomatic relations with us. I think what the people in ICDF do for the countries which don’t have strong economic power or have great problems of people’s livelihood were very touching to me. These volunteers not only need to sacrifice their time of being with their family but also need to try their best to get involved in the foreign culture within a short period of time.

What’s more, these expatriated people might also encounter some difficulties or dangers such as the attack from the civil strife of the foreign countries they go to. Even though there are so many possible dangers or inconvenient things that they might encountered during the process of expatriate, these volunteers still devoted themselves toward the people who are in need in those developing countries. I think their attitudes and actions really worth admire from the public.

Throughout the speech, I think the part that related to Mr. Shih’s living experience in other countries were the most interesting parts. The pictures that were shown by Mr. Shih gave me a vague idea of the living environment and living experience toward those countries.

I think I might not be able to experience what Mr. Shih had experienced before since it’s hard for me to tolerate the loneliness of being alone in foreign countries. Besides, it’s hard for me to bare the environment of the Africa countries mentioned by Mr. Shih. However, I will introduced the projected mentioned by Mr. Shih to my friends in case that some of them might have interest in such kind of voluntary works in the countries which have diplomatic relations with us.

ICDF Website: http://www.icdf.org.tw/english/e_about_bg.asp