{"id":5465,"date":"2024-08-22T22:51:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T22:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/?p=5465"},"modified":"2024-08-22T22:51:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T22:51:56","slug":"tiger-zeng-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/2024\/08\/22\/tiger-zeng-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Ziteng (Tiger) Zeng &#8211; France"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-intro \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-intro\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-highlights \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-highlights\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Ziteng (Tiger) Zeng &#8211; USC Paris\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n      <ul>\n              <li><p>Majors: French; Mechanical Engineering<\/p>\n<\/li>\n              <li><p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:timzeng@usc.edu\">timzeng@usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5467 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/08\/Zeng-Tiger-278x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/08\/Zeng-Tiger-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/08\/Zeng-Tiger-950x1024.jpg 950w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/08\/Zeng-Tiger-768x827.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/08\/Zeng-Tiger.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Talk to me about<\/strong>: Literally everything\u2026 Europe, France, travelling, backpacking, emotional support; Host family; Studying abroad as an engineer; Double major and study abroad; Study abroad as an international student; I left home during an early age and I have been studying abroad for 10 years now. It&#8217;s no small task making that step out of your comfort zone, but it has been an extremely rewarding experience. Please don&#8217;t hesitate to reach out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advice<\/strong>: Well, just let life take you wherever! You have made the step to go abroad and that was the hard part. Language, of course, my French was not very good before I left, but it improved so fast there! Make no mistakes, it wasn&#8217;t all cream and butter, there were times when I felt alone, heartbroken, and frustrated. But you just gotta keep going: hang out with the locals, try new things, keep travelling, embed yourself in the French lifestyle, there is so much to see and learn! I learned more about art history in Paris than all the years I have spent in the art class! In the end, I traveled across half Europe, made so much friends there, and found a job at a farm making cheese and another job at a real estate agency in Paris. And most importantly, I get to know who I am, from another Latin perspective.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/study-abroad-ambassadors-2\/\">Back to Study Abroad Ambassadors<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s no small task making that step out of your comfort zone, but it has been an extremely rewarding experience. 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