Таг Архива: 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, НБ

Из Јужне Кореје и Шкотске на малом граду Канаде

MC40_OrilliaSignThis story spans many years.

In 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.

In 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. Наставити читање →

Живот са грејс

MC40_Grace_Моја мајка је била домаћица и подигао шесторо деце; наша породица пресељено на сваке три године, са радом мог оца. Како је време пролазило, Одлучио сам и ја би служио своју земљу и своју заједницу као полицајац; Такође сам знао да сам желео да моја деца имају корене који ће ублажити свој посао пребацивања и мог мужа путовања. Како сам могао да урадим све?

Дама у дадиља агенције заједно делове. Управо је добила захтев од дама по имену Грејс који је имао четворо деце сопственог. Грејс желео посао који је био у близини свог дома и да би прилагодили своју бригу породице треба. То је само један састанак за милост и да одлучи смо могли да раде заједно. Тај дан је такође био почетак доживотног пријатељства. Било извиђање башти продавнице заједно у пролеће или трговина тајна листа жеља за Божић, смо уживали једни друге компаније и подршку једни другима када смо били потребни. Наставити читање →