Eleanor Xiafei Chin

San Francisco Bay Area United States

Conversation Partner at American Language Institute

“The gladdest moment in human life, me thinks, is a departure into unknown lands.”—Sir Richard Burton, translator of A Thousand and One Arabian Nights Indeed, the departure into unknown lands is exciting, enlightening, and sometimes life-changing. I have always been enchanted by the idea of international travel, so naturally I’m really interested in the tourism and hospitality management industries. A life-long love affair with Asian languages drives my passion for the East and Southeast Asian regions. To match my interests in both language and tourism, I decided to major in Chinese Studies and Asian Studies, as well as add a twelve-unit concentration in Business Management. I plan to ...