Guillermo Ziegler: From Argentina To Canada

Guillermo Ziegler came with his fam­ily to Canada in 2005, look­ing for a bet­ter life as he saw Argentina, his home coun­try, plung­ing into an eco­nomic and social cri­sis. He cur­rently lives in Ottawa with his fam­ily and they will all become Cana­dian cit­i­zens very soon.

Guide To Clothes Shopping In Canada

Granted, I’m no the most styl­ish woman on earth — I know, shock­ing for a French, but should I remind you I don’t drink wine either?
Clothes shop­ping in Canada isn’t that dif­fer­ent from shop­ping in Europe at first glance. Yet, there are some tricks and local trends. So I wrote a lit­tle “guide to clothes shop­ping in Canada”.

(No) Bitching Allowed

How much can you com­plain about your host coun­try after you immigrate?

Some wish they hadn’t immi­grated to Canada and crit­i­cize every­thing and oth­ers praise every­thing but now hate their home coun­try. The truth must be some­where in between.

Four Years, Already...

Exactly four years ago, I got up very early. Feng and I got in the car still half asleep. It was a big day for me: I was cross­ing the bor­der to the U.S.A only to come back to Canada a few min­utes later, to val­i­date my per­ma­nent res­i­dent visa and to become a landed immigrant.

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.

Nightmarish Bureaucracy

I have never been lucky with bureau­cracy in France. But mov­ing to Canada had turned my luck around… until I decided to take some classes at university.

15 Minutes Of Fame

I’m more a behind the scenes kind of per­son: I love writ­ing, draw­ing and tak­ing pic­tures. But strangely enough, I didn’t hes­i­tate to do the documentary.

How To Survive Your First Year In Canada (8/10)

Your first year in Canada will most likely be one of the most inter­est­ing year in your life. You made it, after all! Yet, adapt­ing to a new cul­ture and to a new coun­try takes patience and time. Here are my tips to sur­vive your first year in Canada.