Tony Shum
Electrical Engineering
The University of British Columbia
J. Morita MFG Corp July 2007 – March 2008
SUBARASHIKATTA! (Splendid) This is how I feel about my experience in Japan for nine months. Living abroad in a completely new environment is surely an awesome and exciting adventure. You get the chance to feel culture shock, struggle with language barriers, interact with people that are living a different lifestyle and background and travel to the most exotic places you have yet to see. This unique opportunity has benefited me in a lot of ways: I gained a much better perspective on my career path; I met many wonderful friends who had been very kind and friendly to me; my values, visions and habits have expanded into new territories that I have never imagined before. As an electrical engineering student, the technical knowledge and hand-on skills I learned from the research and development work are massive and definitely they make me a more competitive candidate in the future when I pursue my first job. The Canada-Japan Coop Program is not merely offering an ordinary job that just happens to be outside of Canada, but a chance for a fun, thrilling and life-changing experience that would mark a spectacular chapter in your life.
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