Alumnus voice: Teaching in Taiwan during the pandemic Vince Nguyen graduated from MSU in 2020 with majors in physiology and human biology in the College of Natural Science, and economics in the College of Social Science, with minors in Spanish, pharmacology/toxicology and social science quantitative data analytics. After graduating from MSU, Nguyen traveled to Taiwan as part of the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program. After the program, Nguyen plans to attend Columbia University for a Master of Public Health in epidemiology. In April 2020, I felt the excitement of being accepted as a Fulbright English teaching assistant (ETA) in Taiwan and the disappointment of my grant being delayed until January 2021. As I finished my undergraduate coursework and struggled with my mental health at home amidst the worsening pandemic, every day was spent in anticipation of going to Taiwan, a country that seemed like a safe haven in comparison to the United States.