An American Who Studied in Canada
by Alexander Leipziger, Research and Academic Relations Associate, Public Affairs, Embassy of Canada
Born and raised in the Washington metro area, I never thought I’d go to college abroad. It’s not that I wasn’t internationally-minded, in fact quite the opposite: By the time I was a junior in high school, I’d had the opportunity to visit 4 other continents. But I’d just never known anyone who’d gone abroad and my college counselors were similarly unaware. So for me, Canada wasn’t an option I knew existed.
It was in this insulated state that my dad first raised subject of Canadian schools. His sales pitch was simple: schools in Canada were of high quality, very affordable and an excellent alternative to some of the high-priced private institutions I was then considering.
To make a long blog post short, I visited, fell in love with both the city of Toronto and the downtown campus at U of T, and matriculated in the fall of 2002. I had other choices including: Washington University in St. Louis, University of Wisconsin, and William & Mary, but ultimately the allure of something unique, but not too different won out.
Now I’ll save my experiences at Toronto for another posting, but suffice it to say that I enjoyed it so much that I’m now back in Washington, working at the Canadian Embassy promoting Canada as a study destination for American high schools students. A job I’m uniquely qualified to do.
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