Tag Achiv: amitye

Freedoms & Friendships

MC40_PatternSquare07aI am from Bangladesh. I born in a small city called Pabna. We are 4 people in our home (Mom, Dad, my brother and me). Being born in a Muslim family, I grew up with lots of restrictions. I never traveled anywhere without my parents. In my second year of University, I told my dad I want to go to abroad to continue my study. At first I thought he would never allow me to come all by myself. Finally he said, if you get the visa then he would let me go. This is how I end up coming to Canada.

I was really excited as I was going to experience snow for the first time in my life. Very first day of the school, it was storming. I probably fall couple of time on the way to school in that day. The cold was unbearable for me. Still I found it was fun to cope up with the weather. The most beautiful thing I enjoyed after coming here was the environment of the school. Everybody is so welcoming and helpful. I was involved with different cultural club in the school. That gave me the opportunity to meet lots of friends from different part of the world. I am so blessed to have my two best friends whom I met at the University of New Brunswick Saint John. One is from Canada another one is from UAE.

After I completed my graduation, I was involved with the Saint John Multicultural and Newcomers Resource Center. Here again I meet lot of people from different region through different activities. So after I have moved to Saint John, I had the opportunity to learn about different culture, food and I am enjoying it every bit of it.

 - Nazma in Saint John, NB

Soti nan Kore di sid ak Scotland Small Town Kanada

MC40_OrilliaSignIstwa sa a porte anpil ane.

Nan 1964 mari m ', 4-year-old son and I emigrated from Scotland to small town Ontario – Orillia, Stephen Leacock’s Mariposa. We were readily assimilated into the mainly white Caucasian population, many being second and third generation descendants of early settlers. It was an easy transition for us moving from one country to another. We were accepted and made welcome as there were several immigrant families from England and Scotland living there already along with a small, well established Italian community.

It was not the norm for aIl newcomers.

Nan 1967 I saw a young Asian couple with a little boy carrying their laundry to a nearby laundromat and commented to my husband on how strange and lonely it must be for them as they were the only Asian family in our small town. Kontinye lekti →

Lavi a ak Grace

MC40_Grace_Manman m 'te yon fwaye ak leve soti vivan sis timoun; fanmi nou demenaje chak twa zan ak travay papa m 'yo. Kòm tan pase, Mwen deside mwen twò ta sèvi peyi m 'ak kominote kote mwen rete kòm yon ofisye lapolis; Mwen menm mwen te konnen mwen te vle pitit mwen yo gen rasin ki ta ratrape travay chanjman m 'ak vwayaj mari m' lan. -Ki te kapab mwen fè tout bagay sa yo?

Dam lan nan jounou ajans lan mete moso yo ansanm. Li te jis te resevwa yon aplikasyon ki sòti nan yon dam te rele Grace ki te gen kat timoun nan l poukont li. Grace te vle yon travay ki te tou pre lakay li yo ak ki ta akomode pwòp swen fanmi li bezwen. Li te pran sèlman yon sèl reyinyon pou Grace epi mwen deside nou ta ka travay ansanm. Menm jou sa a te tou nan konmansman an nan yon amitye dire tout lavi. Kit rekonèsans boutik yo jaden ansanm nan sekrè prentan an oswa komès vle bay lis nan Nwèl, nou te jwi konpayi chak lòt la ak sipòte chak lòt lè nou te bezwen. Kontinye lekti →