Is exchange program worth it?

I guess it all led back to my sister, Sharyn. Sharyn is 9 years older than me. She has been excellent in her schoolwork and even studied in the States for college with a full scholarship. In her junior year, my sister went to Kyoto, Japan to exchange for an year. She has always been fascinated with Japanese culture and learned Japanese well ever since junior high school. Therefore, this year in Japan was proven to be a dream come true for her as she enjoyed the atmosphere during exchange. I suppose this triggers my inner motive to go on exchange now.

Although going abroad seems very interesting, I sometimes think about the cons of going on exchange. I would miss my senior year in Taiwan, not able to attend the graduation ceremony, and also taking the tests for graduate schools in Taiwan. Most important of all, going away for a year means one year away from my home and my family. I guess I will miss them very much during the year in Germany. Hopefully, I think I can manage it and I'll be sure to make it a better and warmer memory for myself.