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A New Home & Seafood Wisq

lobster_fishing_boatsJisimni Jian u Wasalt lejn il-Kanada f'Awissu ta ' 2010 mal-familja tiegħi. Saint John kien l-ewwel waqfa tagħna u aħna ma kinitx taf fejn joqgħod u fejn hija dar ġdida tagħna dak iż-żmien. Wara ġimgħa jibqgħu fil Saint John, aħna iddeċidew li jissetiljaw hawn. Hemm ħafna raġunijiet għalina biex jagħmlu din id-deċiżjoni, inklużi:

 

1) Nies fil Saint John huma faċli ħafna, speċjalment għall-produtturi ġodda.

2) M'hemmx ħafna traffiku hawn u inti għandek inqas ċans li jilħqu ħafna traffiku.

3) Il-klima hawnhekk huwa aħjar minn xi bliet oħra fl-NB.

4) Tista 'tiekol ikel tal-baħar frisk aktar minħabba li huwa belt mal-baħar.

Xorta waħda, In-nies huma friendly hija r-raġuni l-aktar importanti għalina li jgħixu hawn. Wara jumejn’ house kaċċa, aħna mixtrija dar tagħna. Lottijiet ta 'ħbieb cried li kellna għamel deċiżjoni crazy imma aħna qatt ma jiddispjaċina deċiżjoni tagħna. Aħna qed jgħixu ħajja tajba hawn u bint tiegħi jħobb l-edukazzjoni ħafna. Żgur aħna nippruvaw ikel tal-baħar differenti ħafna drabi.

Dan huwa storja qasira tiegħi. Għalkemm mhuwiex interessanti, huwa tassew veru.

 - Jian f'Saint John, NB

From South Korea and Scotland to Small Town Canada

MC40_OrilliaSignThis story spans many years.

Fl 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.

Fl 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. Continue reading →