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[8 Jul 2009 | 20 Comments | ]
I Belong Here… And There Too

This got me thinking. I was born in France, of French parents, so I am French. No-brainer here. But because I left the country right after graduating from high school, little by little, I lost my French identity. Obviously, I adapted to Canada — this was bound to happen. But I also lost it in a very practical way.

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[6 Jul 2009 | 7 Comments | ]
Useful Links For Immigration (10/10)

This is the last and 10th post of the How To…Immigrate To Canada series. I’d like to give you a list of useful links about immigrating to Canada: official websites, personal blogs, forums etc.

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[4 Jul 2009 | 32 Comments | ]
Citizenship Ceremony In Ottawa

As of this morning, 12:30…I am Canadian!

We arrived at the Sciences and Technology museum around 11:00 am. It didn’t start very well: it was raining and there had been a power outage and we queued in the dark. Have you ever tried to sign a bunch of papers with the help of a flashlight? Not my best signature, I’d bet.

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[24 Jun 2009 | 34 Comments | ]
I made It

I knew this envelope, with the little Canadian flag on it: it had brought me good news and bad news over the last five years. I was usually in a hurry to ripe it open, to read the letter inside. But this time, I paused.

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[20 Jun 2009 | 10 Comments | ]
10 Common Immigration Questions (8/10)

Here are the answers to the ten most common immigration questions.