태그 아카이브: friendship

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

From South Korea and Scotland to Small Town Canada

MC40_OrilliaSignThis story spans many years.

에 1964 my husband, 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.

에 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. 계속 읽기 →

그레이스와 함께 생활

MC40_Grace_어머니는 주부되었으며 6 자녀를 제기; 우리 가족은 아버지의 일을 3 년마다 이전. 시간이 경과에 따라, 나도 경찰로 우리 나라와 지역 사회를 위해 봉사겠다고 결심했다; 그리고 내 아이가 내 근무 작업을 완화 것 뿌리와 남편의 여행을하길 원한다는 걸 알았습니다. 어떻게 모든 것을 할 수?

보모 기관에 있던 여자가 함께 조각을 넣어. 그녀는 그녀 자신의 네 아이를 가지고 그레이스라는 여성에서 응용 프로그램을받은. 그레이스는 집 근처에서 일을 원하고 자신의 가족 치료 요구를 수용 할 것. 이 그레이스에 대한 하나의 회의를 받고 난 우리가 함께 일할 수있는 결정. 그 날은 평생 우정의 시작이었습니다. 봄 또는 무역 비밀에서 함께 정원 상점 정찰이든 크리스마스 목록을 기원합니다, 우리는 서로의 회사를 즐길하고 우리가 필요한 때 서로를지지 해. 계속 읽기 →