Waters says he decided to pursue a career in the foreign service while he was still in school. "And a multicultural background certainly helps when you serve abroad. It makes people more worldly, much more sensitive to others." Multicultural experience
「我在中學時期就決定要到海外工作，」華適文說，「日後回想，墨爾本的多元族群背景，讓我更具世界觀、更能欣賞別人，同時也讓我對他人的感受更為敏銳，對我在海外工作的幫助很大。」