By: Bertrand Depreux - France

I was delighted to work at Casa Loma.

All the students and guides that work in this great and wonderful place were very welcoming and nice.

All tasks were different and very interesting. I worked at the lobby welcoming tourists and gave advice for the visit. I also helped the other guides handing out headsets and explaining to the tourists how they worked.

I also profited from my internship: I visited all the rooms in the castle, and also the stables and gardens.

I met a lot of people in this fantastic place and I talked with a lot of people (Americans, Latin Americans, Japanese, Europeans…and people from Quebec!). I was able to learn about cultural some differences such as: cultural, social and economical. I also did a translation for a tour guide. He wanted me to translate into French a common explanation that he had given to a group. I was happy to translate for him.

I recommend everyone to visit Casa Loma!

By: Tomoe Karino - Japan

On Saturday, I went to the St. Lawrence Market. It was a lot of fun and I was so interested in the difference between Canada and Japan.

There were many kinds of shops in the market. For example: meat, fish, vegetables, deli, coffee and tea, clothes, bakery and souvenirs. It is the same in Japan. But in the fish shop they sell only filets. In Japan some people cook the head of the fish and eat it. It seems that Canadians don’t want to see and eat the heads of the fish.

There were people playing the guitar, violin, and saxophone. I was surprised because they were in the aisle at the market. In Japan there are no musicians at the market. I felt that for Canadians, the market is not only a place to buy food, but also a place to enjoy shopping and spending a good time.

I felt that organic food is very common here. There are also organic vegetables in Japan. But it is very expensive, so not so common. I heard that organic vegetables are also expensive in Canada, but people want to take care of their health and like to buy these products. I think that Canadians pay more attention to ingredients, than Japanese.

This way, by visiting the market I discovered some differences. I understood that food changes from culture to culture.