My Interview

Sam, 23, is an optimistic and charming student who comes from Korea. He has been in Canada for 4 months. After his younger sister had graduated from the Niagara College ESL Program, he decided to following in her footsteps. Now, he studies in the Niagara College ESL level 4B. He really enjoys living in Canada. There are three interesting things that he never had experienced in his life. The first thing is learning Canadian culture. When he lives in homestay, he learns different new life styles. For example, in his country, only the father can discipline his children, but in Canada, children can refute their dad. He feels good about this Canada family relationship. In addition, he became more open about sex issues. The first time, when his homestay father talked about sex issues, he felt very embarrassed, but now, he feels more comfortable. The second thing is being familiar with classmates. He likes to go to school because he can get along with classmates who come form different countries. However, he doesn’t think he has improved his English ability very much with the ESL Program. He enjoys learning about different cultural backgrounds from his classmates. He thinks that is more interesting than only studying English. The third thing is traveling in Toronto. He had visited Toronto in the summer time. Toronto is a very busy and crowded city. There are many famous tourism places, such as the CN Tower, Toronto City Hall and Royal Ontario Museum…etc. He likes Toronto more than Welland, because he feels there is nothing to do here. Considering all of the above, I think, Sam has a great time in Canada. I hope this will be a valuable life experience for him.