When I decided to study abroad in Calgary , lots of my friend asked me:” Why did you choose Calgary ?” Even though I’ve been living in Calgary 23 days; my classmate who also come from Taiwan asked me the same question. Maybe I can post the reasons on my blog.
At first, I made a decision that I want to study English instead of work in Canada . I’ve been worked for 2 years, since I graduated from university. I would like to return to be a student and keep learning English which is my favorite subject. And I prefer to learn American English. I’ve been told that American is not a friendly country. I searched lots of information about studying abroad. I found that people, who studied English in Canada , said Canada is a wonderful country! Canadian is kind and friendly.
Second, I need to make another decision. Which school do I like? I think that it will be much easy to find a school which is suitable for me by choosing the province as step1. Step 1, I chose province of Alberta , because it’s in the west of Canada . It’s not so far as Ontario . The weather is comfortable at summer, cold at winter. But it’s not cold as Manitoba and Saskatchewan . The most important reason is the tax! There is no Provincial Sales Tax in Alberta . Step 2, I have to make a decision between University of Calgary and University of Alberta . I visited each website of these two schools. I found that it only takes 1 and half hours to drive from University of Calgary to Banff !! And the activity program!! Olympic Oval!! Great! That’s it!! That’s what I want!!!
That’s why I’m studying English here now. And I am so happy that I made a right choice. People here are really friendly. I’ve been helped by different people twice when I got lost and missed the bus. I have a nice host family. I meet lots of classmates come from many countries. All of my teachers are hard-working. I went to Banff last weekend!! And now, it’s snowing. I love snow! Let it snow!!