Being interested in event management, I had worked as an event assistance for Fendi and the trade fair organized by Hong Kong Trade Development Council in my early summer. Although the periods of working are both relatively short and my job duties are mainly about introducing the new products to customers and visitors, I was so fortune to have witnessed how the press release of Fendi and the fair for fashion week were held in the two events respectively.

Apart from working, I stayed in Vancouver during mid-July to mid-August for both travelling and studying. Spending entirely a month at the University of British Columbia, I took two courses in the Sauder School of Business. Although it was quite rush and intensive to finished two courses within three weeks, I had learnt loads in those extremely interactive classes there. For the strategic management class, the professor invited the former product manager of L’Oréal, Jevta Lukic to have a sharing in our last lesson about how he put the strategic management theories and concepts into real practice. For the New Enterprise Development class, we are required to have a poster board presentation about our company of a brand new products or services. Professor, an entrepreneur, and the whole class could walk around every group and asked critical questions about each company. It was so impressive to have a presentation in such an interesting and brand new way. I did not only focus on my studies, but I also I did participate in various large-scale events in Vancouver, for instance, night nation run and the Honda celebration of Light. Balancing my life between studies and sightseeing, I finally have a taste of being an exchange student.

Working, studying and chilling. This is how I spent my summer.