2018 Chinese Government Scholarship recipients and their family members who are from the recent California State University, Northridge (CSUN) graduate was one of fortunate scholarship recipients selected to study at Chinese universities for one year.

"I feel nervous and excited. But I just can't wait to go," exclaimed Arrendondo who is studying at the Zhejiang Normal University.

"I'm nervous because I'm flying halfway around the world by myself. And I just know a little bit of Chinese," she said,stressing that she hopes to improve her Mandarin over the next year to help her overcome the language barrier.

A California native, Arredondo is not yet familiar with China, but she knows a bit about the University in Jinhua, two hours outside of Shanghai, that will be her home-away-from-home during her year abroad there.

"I will be very excited to make a lot of friends in China," she revealed.

Arredondo is one of eighteen recipients this year who were selected to receive scholarships from the consular district of the Consulate General of China in Los Angeles to study in China.

Aiming to promote mutual-understanding, cooperation and exchanges in various fields between China and other countries, the Chinese government has set up a series of scholarship programs to sponsor international students, teachers and scholars to come study and conduct research at Chinese universities.