Landing the Netherlands, the first time that I’ve been abroad.

I used to study Electrical Engineering (EE) in Shanghai Maritime University. It had a co-operation with Fontys Eindhoven. I spent the last year of the bachelor in Fontys to complete the bechalor. After four years of EE, I decided to switch to another area which I would have more passion. This is not an easy decision for me, family and friends kept telling me: “It’s easy to find a job with EE!”. However, I listened to my heart, and start another advanture in Eindhoven.

A new advanture in a brand new area of study

The area that I’m more passionate for is “Human-Technology Interaction” in Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), which I decided to continue as my master. EE is about Technology, next step for me is to learn how human interact with technology. This two-year master was mostly ‘learning and learning’ for me. Research shows that our ability of learning will start to decrease after 25 yrs. Thus, I’m seizing every opportunity to learn what I love: Guitar, Ukulele, and Dutch.

‘Zoekjaar’ (Search year) in the Netherlands

After graduation of the master study, I still feel quite attached to the Netherlands. So I applied the ‘zoekjaar’ visa to stay in NL for another year. During this year, I’m trying to find job opportunities in NL. Meanwhile, travelling with my family around the Europe. In my leisure time, I practiced Dutch a lot, as it plays an important role as long as I’m attached to NL.

I’m turning 25 yrs, time for another sprint!

During the ‘zoekjaar’, I found an excellent matching job for my previous study, which is the ‘User Experience Researcher’ in TU/e. I worked in a multidisciplinary team, focused on user centered design, and acquired many new design skills.

Now I’m working at Philips Design as a User Experience Designer. The project will end in the end of September. So time for another adventure!