WEBVTT 00:06.039 --> 00:07.983 Uh coming here as an international 00:07.983 --> 00:10.150 student that definitely shaped me in a 00:10.150 --> 00:11.983 way that it gives me a different 00:11.983 --> 00:13.928 perspective for us back home . Our 00:13.928 --> 00:15.983 traditional way to do it is very cut 00:15.983 --> 00:17.983 and dry . I've learned very quickly 00:17.983 --> 00:17.090 that the instructors are very 00:17.100 --> 00:19.750 passionate about the students and they 00:19.760 --> 00:21.871 open up the board , open up the floor 00:21.871 --> 00:23.816 for open discussion will be on the 00:23.816 --> 00:25.927 outside of the desk and you guys will 00:25.927 --> 00:27.982 have a timer in one which is a whole 00:27.982 --> 00:30.204 new approach that I'm not used to , but 00:30.204 --> 00:32.260 it's definitely very valuable , it's 00:32.260 --> 00:32.169 super beneficial for an international 00:32.180 --> 00:34.291 student to come here . So that way we 00:34.291 --> 00:36.513 can kind of put our heads together as a 00:36.513 --> 00:38.347 total force um and international 00:38.347 --> 00:40.569 partners in that sense , in order to be 00:40.569 --> 00:42.791 able to best figure out how we can move 00:42.791 --> 00:44.458 forward um together to make a 00:44.458 --> 00:46.458 difference . The greatest benefit I 00:46.458 --> 00:50.150 have found from this program is really 00:50.159 --> 00:52.381 the perspective that it gives all of us 00:52.381 --> 00:54.159 in the classroom , not just the 00:54.159 --> 00:55.992 students , but even myself as an 00:55.992 --> 00:57.826 instructor . It really puts into 00:57.826 --> 00:59.992 perspective . The why behind why we're 00:59.992 --> 01:02.215 here , why we're fighting and why we're 01:02.215 --> 01:04.270 training these enlisted war fighters 01:04.270 --> 01:06.270 for tomorrow's fight . A few of the 01:06.270 --> 01:05.650 misconceptions I think our 01:05.660 --> 01:07.830 international students can have are 01:07.989 --> 01:10.620 that they think because there might be 01:10.660 --> 01:14.089 a very large language barrier that 01:14.099 --> 01:16.321 they're gonna have a hard time learning 01:16.321 --> 01:18.543 the curriculum here . They didn't think 01:18.543 --> 01:20.349 that they could understand the 01:20.360 --> 01:23.169 instructor as well if it weren't for 01:23.470 --> 01:25.660 students taking the time to break down 01:25.910 --> 01:28.132 the meaning and the why of what they're 01:28.132 --> 01:30.132 learning . Um , some of my favorite 01:30.132 --> 01:32.410 parts from attending the E PM E is the , 01:32.410 --> 01:34.299 the just the , the grounds . It's 01:34.299 --> 01:36.410 beautiful school . You're proud to go 01:36.410 --> 01:38.632 to school every day . Um I can honestly 01:38.632 --> 01:38.480 tell you that the teachers really care 01:38.489 --> 01:41.139 about us and the the physical fitness 01:41.150 --> 01:43.372 aspect of it has been awesome . So this 01:43.372 --> 01:45.483 is your opportunity as the student to 01:45.483 --> 01:47.944 really devote all and everything that 01:47.955 --> 01:50.122 you have learned too as well . So that 01:50.122 --> 01:52.177 way when you come here , you can see 01:52.177 --> 01:54.344 those cultural differences , you can , 01:54.344 --> 01:56.233 you know , dive head first into a 01:56.233 --> 01:58.455 different culture and a different style 01:58.455 --> 02:00.511 of leadership and learn those things 02:00.511 --> 02:02.511 too as well . So for me , when I go 02:02.511 --> 02:01.775 back to my unit , I'm just gonna bring 02:01.785 --> 02:03.952 back a whole another point of view for 02:03.952 --> 02:05.841 leadership . Um I'm very proud to 02:05.841 --> 02:08.007 attend the school in Canada . A lot of 02:08.007 --> 02:10.118 people apply for this . Um I was very 02:10.118 --> 02:12.229 grateful to be selected . I would say 02:12.229 --> 02:13.952 it's an adventure and it's the 02:13.952 --> 02:17.619 challenge of your career to come to a 02:17.628 --> 02:19.795 different country . A lot of the times 02:19.795 --> 02:21.795 it's their first time in the United 02:21.795 --> 02:23.906 States . So it definitely tests their 02:23.906 --> 02:26.072 resilience being away from home for so 02:26.072 --> 02:27.906 many weeks . But it really is an 02:27.906 --> 02:29.961 adventure and as long as they keep a 02:29.961 --> 02:31.795 positive outlook , they can grow 02:31.795 --> 02:31.649 tremendously , not just as a leader , 02:31.658 --> 02:34.479 but as a human being . That being 02:39.750 --> 02:43.679 tec university education your 02:43.690 --> 02:44.169 way .