David Shen
Electrical Engineering
Simon Fraser University
ATR International June 2005 – April 2006
My co-op Japan experience was indeed an once in a lifetime experience. It not only turned my life up side down, but also changed my personal perspective in many different ways. It provided me with an oppurtunity to open my eyes and submerge myself into the rich and historic Japanese culture, and be amongst one of them, which you simply cannot experience no matter how much money you spend on a vacation. From the constant warm welcome of "irrashaiimase" when you step into each store, to the fascinating nature of Japanese people sleeping on trains and being able to wake up instantly at their stop, to my personal experience of stuffing myself with 41 plates of sushi in conveyor belt sushi all you can eat, these were all the enjoyable experiences I had the fortune of having that only happens in Japan, and will always stay in the Japanese chapter of my life.
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