A few days ago, I had the opportunity to go back to my old high school and present to students about studying engineering (link to presentation below), and to help guide them with their career choices.  The idea was to communicate:

• What engineering is as a profession
• What engineering is about
• That they should consider it as a career

At the same time, it wasn’t meant to “persuade” them to study engineering, but more like show them what it’s about so that they can make a more informed decision when they choose their university majors.  I also wanted to tell them this as general advice:

• Do what you’re interested in
• Nothing worth doing is ever easy
• Don’t do it just for the money

Overall, the students seemed to be receptive to what I had to say, and had good questions to ask me about my experiences.  Hopefully, I helped guide them to make a career choice for themselves!

Link to the presentation: here

Eight months is a long time to be away from family.  It will be my first time going away for so long.  Before this, I had only been living at UBC and with my parents.  This is a big step for me to learn how to be independent.  My parents were always kind enough to do all the cooking and chores.  I guess I am kind of spoiled.

It helps that I am going with a friend of mine from UBC already.  Having a companion helps so much more than being alone.

During these eight months, I will be working for a company named Robert Bosch, which is based out of Stuttgart, Germany.  My work will be on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).  At the same time, being in Germany enables me to travel around Europe as much as I can (provided that I can afford it first).  I am hoping this will be an extremely positive experience.

Some pictures:

Flying Above the Clouds

My First Stop: Heathrow International Airport