My SEP experience was initially fraught with uncertainty. I will summarise my experience here
- I wanted to travel a little in North America before returning to Singapore because I was already in the region.
- I was supposed to do the travelling bit with my friend but he pulled out after i had bought my ticket and was in Canada already.
- I was initially supposed to fly into Edmonton on the 29th but i rescheduled to go to Boston on the 28th so that I would not be spending the new year alone.
- I joined my lab partner for a pre-SEP trip to New York and Boston.
- I started my SEP thinking I was the only one from NUS but soon found that my neighbour was also from NUS. I had a lunch buddy!
- I found the modules and courses that I did on exchange to be very exciting.
- I met more Singaporeans studying in Edmonton (they were permanent students there)
- I met 4 NTU exchange students in the UofA as well.
- I went to Calgary and Banff with my SEP buddy (my neighbour) and a friend I met in New York and did a lot of skiing there.
- I did a lot of skating as well at the UofA ice arena as well as at the william hawrelak park lake.
- I went to East Canada (Toronto, Montreal, Quebec) with my SEP buddy and watched an NBA game in Toronto as well. We had to skip 2 days of school for this.
- I went to Jasper with 6 other Singaporeans and my SEP buddy a few weeks before the exams. We cycled there and visited many of the lakes.
- We had quite a few dinner gatherings.
- I went to California with the friend I met in New York.
- I managed to meet 2 groups of friends and travel with them at certain points of my California trip.
I think my trip was an eventful one and I am thankful that everything turned out alright. It was an unforgettable experience.
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