I came to Canada in 2009. It was my third country to live in and my second time settling somewhere new. It was easier because I spoke the language, but challenging in other ways.
And of course, there was a learning curve: wrapping my head around taxes being added to everything, the 24/7 grey skies (I’m still, to this day, having trouble with that one!), and figuring out what all the hype around hockey was.
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