Photo: Right to left - Frederic, Sampath and their supervisor, Mr. Henry
OLT: So, why did both of you decided to do your project in Singapore/NYP?
Fred : I wanted to have an international learning experience.
Sam : Yes, I wanted a international experience and also discover more about the asian culture.
OLT: What was your project about?
Fred & Sam : We were developing a wearable computing application for the elderly, which comes with features such as falling detection, temperature detection, and emergency button through Wi-Fi transmission and potentially also via 3G networks.
OLT: What are some of the things you have picked up or learnt here?
Fred : We developed a web site, installed web server and picked up a new kind of language for arduino.
Sam : We discover the Arduino and Lilypad technology, as well as networking and techniques in debugging.
OLT: How do you find the students and teachers?
Fred : The students are friendly and kind. However, I did not have a lot of contact with other teachers, except our supervisor who was really nice!
Sam : The students are kind, but a little bit too shy, so they didn't really talk to us a lot. Same thoughts as Fred for the teachers.
OLT: Did you visit Singapore's interesting places and the surrounds?
Fred : Yes, during the week-ends we travelled a lot. I went to Thailand and Malaysia and a lot of places in Singapore(the Zoo, East Coast, Pulau Ubin... the list goes on).
Sam : Oh yes. I went to Tioman in Malaysia which was really nice, and traveled also a lot in Singapore during the week-ends.
OLT: Overall, how do you find your Singapore student exchange experience and would you recommend other ESIEE to come here too?
Fred : It was a very good experience because I met a lot different people coming of different countries around the world. And I also really like the city of Singapore and the Asian lifestyle. Yes of course I will recommend for all the ESIEE students to come here at NYP.
Sam : It was a really interesting experience. We learned a lot of things, technically and culturally. We had the chance to travel a bit and meet a lot of people. I will definitely recommend this to the other ESIEE students.
Thanks guys, for taking out some time for this short interview, and all the best for your future endeavors! :)
