From exchange student to columnist
I first came to know about The Ontarion through my friend Marylin. I had an interest in writing or photography, but wasn’t sure.
My first time attending a volunteer meeting at The Ontarion was on a Wednesday last fall, which was also my first month in Canada. After that meeting, I began this weekly column to share my life and feelings.
As an exchange student, I find everything around me is interesting. Some things are different from China while some remain the same. In my previous articles, I compared lectures and dormitories between the two countries, shared my experiences during Thanksgiving and Christmas, and gave my opinion after visiting an art exhibition. I really love my column and I believe the point of going on exchange is to experience, to feel, and to think about a different life.I also look forward to attending every Wednesday’s volunteer meeting. The most interesting part of the meeting is sharing fun facts with the other volunteers. Actually, I really don’t know how other people have so many fun facts. But then I figured out that the thing you most recently did can actually be a fun thing to share. The time we spend sharing fun facts with each other is like a time to share a part of your life. I think the sofa in the office is an amazing sofa for it has listened to so many fun stories.
I really appreciate our editor, Mirali. She helps me a lot. She accepted my idea of having an exchange column after our first meeting and gave me many good ideas. Mirali is very kind to help me polish my articles and invites me to edit them after modification. I believe everybody at The Ontarion are pretty nice people.
That’s my story on The Ontarion. Fun fact: I have been writing for The Ontarion for four months now.
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