Interview with Kenyan Mining Engineer in Canada: Eric Shawry (@theafrolution ) Final

Eric Shawry ( @TheAfrolution ) is a UBC mining engineer graduate, originally from Nairobi, Kenya. He has successfully completed 3 8-month internships at Teck, Newmont-Goldcorp, and Suncor. As a graduate mining engineer, he is now working at Imperial Oil, an oil sands mining company based out of Calgary, Alberta. In his free time, Eric is an avid-music composer. -------------------------------------------------- Eric's social media: Instagram:   / theafrolution   LinkedIn:   / eric-cauri-e-i-t-999414119   Soundcloud:   / theafrolution   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0nMmh... All his other platforms: https://linktr.ee/theafrolution -------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 0:06 Introduction of Eric 0:15 Agenda 0:58 What was applying to UBC from Kenya like? 1:59 Did you consider other schools like UofT or McGill? 3:06 How did you research your school choices? 5:11 How did you take care of housing in Canada as an international student? 6:33 Was housing guaranteed for first year students? 7:19 How did you adjust to academics in Canada? 10:59 First co-op role (Teck Coal in BC as a surveyor) 14:11 Do you need a drivers license to work in Canada? 16:40 Second co-op role (Newmont/Goldcorp's Redlake in Ontario as a surveyor/project management) 20:49 Third co-op role (Suncor long range mine planning) 23:06 How did you finance your degree at UBC? 31:05 Why you should do co-op 32:05 Graduate role at Imperial Oil as an equipment operator 36:45 Rotation as water/reclamation coordinator at Imperial Oil 39:08 What new grads can expect working in the oil sands industry 42:03 What shift schedules are available in Canadian mining companies? 46:50 What's next for Eric in his career? 52:02 Last thoughts from Eric