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… room with a shared bathroom. I met my Canadian husband in one of my classes. I paid off my education loan, then married and came to live … New Brunswick. William Henry Steeves, who was a father of Confederation, is my first cousin four times removed. I was amazed to … It’s sometimes difficult—I’ve been verbally attacked for coming here from the United States. Some of the Canadian media’s …
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… one of the best universities in the world at that time, free with relatives to stay with. But then everything changed: When I was in grade … came and in front of all the students told the Bahai’s to stop coming to school from tomorrow. At this moment I felt I lost my … where is going to be their home which makes them proud and to be connected. We heard from friends Canadian government had different …
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… Haiti grabbed me and just literally forced me out of there. He said, “These guys are brutal, so do not get in their way.” I haven't done … “The only way to be safe is to leave the country.” …
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… the stories of migrants in border regions? There are many things one can do with photography. Shooting sports or marine photography. There's … world. And I think it comes from a desire to do something useful with my abilities. Do you get to know some of the people you're … Haiti grabbed me and just literally forced me out of there. He said, “These guys are brutal, so do not get in their way.” I haven't done …
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… May 1953 Crossing I like many others, have neglected to express my sincere thanks for your welcome that you gave me with open arms. I do not expect you to remember me, a lonely 16 year old with black hair, skinny legs and brown eyes …
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… Diary Entries Friday, April 26 I left Sheffield at 9 am and was met in London by the Canadian Army and driven in a private car along with a girl named Beatrice to the … to her sister's at Hammersmith. Then we went to see Bette Davis in "The Corn is Green". After that we had supper at a café and so back to …
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… I like many others, have neglected to express my sincere thanks for your welcome that you gave me with open arms. I do not expect you to remember me, a lonely 16 year old with black hair, skinny legs and brown eyes …
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… when my father came back from Canada, he said: “Oh~ Canada is a good place, I love there. Maybe we can think about to immigrant to there?” My … the other hand: I came to Canada in order to realize my dream. I was become closer to my dream: to be a singer. When I was grade 6, I take part in many competitions. And I usually get the first or second place during the competition. When I was in the secondary school, …
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… with my father winter fishing. We fished sauger. And this sauger in Icelandic was called svartenpick meaning, black pickerel. One day, I said … but when the curling match was over, I was happy to see that dad had come home. He figured that running back was a little much. In open … was very inefficient because we only were able to fish five days. In contrast to today, when the nets are nylon and plastic, and they can be …