Abstract
Through in-depth interviews employing a phenomenological method, this study attempts to advance the understanding of the life experience of overseas Chinese students (OCS) who have expressed a sense of satisfaction about their university experience in Taiwan. A snow-ball method was applied to recruit 18 participants, nine male and nine female OCS, from a small-scale university in central Taiwan. The findings of the study revealed that these students were primarily focused on academic and financial issues. However, they demonstrated effective coping mechanisms, such as strengthening their ability to adjust and overcome difficulty, establishing interpersonal interaction and social support networks, working through culture shock and culture integration, and developing self-identity.