REXBURG— Seth Galbraith is a BYU-Idaho student from Taiwan. Moving from Taiwan was not an easy experience, as Taiwanese culture is much different from American culture. But he says that involvement in activities helped him adapt to the unique culture.
“I think what really changed that circumstance in my life was when I made the mental decision to get involved, to put myself out there senior year,” Galbraith said. “Yeah, it was hard at first. You come from a different country and might not speak perfect English. But I promise you, if you do put yourself out there, you will find somebody out there. Heavenly Father will put those people in your path.”
Galbraith was born and raised in Taiwan. Some of his favorite memories of home occurred with his family. In Taiwanese culture, family means everything.
“All of the different occasions, festivities like tomb sweeping and Chinese New Year, all the family was there. If somebody’s in trouble, the family is going to pull together and we’re going to help each other out,” Galbraith said.
Galbraith’s decision to move to the United States was a family decision. Galbraith said his academic regression and the stresses of running a business took a toll on his mother’s mental and physical health.
“We collectively as a family made the decision that it would be best for our academic welfare and my mom’s mental and physical health just to move to the United States,” Galbraith said.
At age 14, Galbraith and his sister moved in with some of his father's relatives in the Treasure Valley.
After graduating High School, Galbraith served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New York City. He currently goes to school at BYU-Idaho as a Business Finance major and says he enjoys the company of other BYU-Idaho students.
“The people at BYU-Idaho, they are genuine and down to earth,” Galbraith said.