Dear my friend.

Hello, how are you? :)
I have been here for almost 10 months, so I want to give you some advice for coming Winnipeg!

I think you can buy anything what you want in Winnipeg, but I recommend to bring a computer(for contact to your family or friends, or search something ), Japanese snack (when you get homesick or you don't want to eat sweets), and a basic need like medicine and face lotion.  Basically you should not bring too much stuff because when you go back to Japan, that is for sure you will have too many stuff more than you bring to Canada, so then you may have to leave them as garbage in Winnipeg.

 I recommend to live both of homestay and dormitory. Because this is really depends on person.
 In my case, I have lived for 7 month in homestay, and after that I have been living in residence.
 I really liked my homestay, but every weekend I wanted to hung out with my friends, so I  couldn't spend time well with my homestay family.And I lived far from University, so it was hard to me to get up early. But they always supported me, and I made a lot of memories with them like my family.
 I think almost homestay families have ever had international students, so they also can be a good adviser for you. But I have heard about some cases of not good homestay family, but then you can change your homestay.
 After that  I moved to live in residence near at University. Actually I like this residence more. I could met Canadians or many friends who can speak English well. They are the same generation as me, so they are like my brothers and sisters to me, so I can hung out and study at University with them until mid night.  I really like here and them. Especially, in Winter, it is very cold outside, so you should live near University.

 If you want to know something, let me know :)
 Don't worry, you are going to like Winnipeg.
  ... xoxo❤　Seho