My exchange is an exquisite experience that every college student shouldn't miss!

You know, that feeling when you have the chance to explore new places on your own, to meet new people from different backgrounds, to indulge yourself in the new culture, to get excited as you do your own travel plan and to try the food you have never had before!

I went to Canada for exchange, a place where most people think it is winter forever there.

Oh well, partly it's true, the winter chill sometimes gets overly attached to Canada but hey, this country has a very lovely summer and fall too! Well, I didn't have the chance to experience the spring there but people say Canada is very beautiful when the cherry blossom blooms in the spring.

Anyway, it was amazing how I could watch the color of the leaves gradually changed (yeap this is a very exciting experience for a person who has been staying in tropical countries since she was born).

Canada, especially Toronto, has a very diverse population and many public events are always happening in the city such as parade and bazaar. Friendly people, vintage architecture, old towns, pretty Christmas market, outdoor ice skating, food from many different countries (especially the food trucks!) and snowboarding are a few of my favourite things in Canada. 

Besides, exchange really helps me to be a more independent person.

Well, when you go for an exchange you have no choice but to survive in a (probably) new environment that you have never been to. Sounds tough? Not really, it is actually totally fun!

I saw this as an opportunity to learn more about the country's system, people and culture and to make new friends. I also learn how to be more responsible in time management and in solving problems when I travelled from one city to another with my friends.

Exchange is therefore, the perfect time to learn and to have fun at the same time.

Cindy, from National University of Singapore,
previously on exchange at Schulich School of Business, York University (Canada)

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