Student essay written in en (native language: French, CEFR level: C1, field of study: Langues et littrature trangre)

What inspired me to major in chinese studies is one of my best friends who's chinese.
After high school, I first chose to major in history but ended up not liking it, so after a year I decided to switch to chinese studies. What I like about this major is the fact that I can not only learn chinese as a language, but also chinese culture, history and much more. My best friend being chinese had a big impact on my choice, because I was already kinda familiar with chinese culture, we had been talking a lot about the fact that it was such a pity that I couldn't speak chinese so when the opportunity came for me to switch majors ; I took it.
After two years, I can say that another thing has now inspired me. I've discovered so many possibilities of future jobs thanks to my classmates and people around me. I think that switching majors is one of the best thing I've ever could've done, it has given me so many good opportunities.