Amid the recession, money is tight for everybody. Let’s face it, immigration can bring a fair share of financial trouble. First, applying for permanent residence and relocating in Canada isn’t cheap...
Amid the recession, money is tight for everybody. Let’s face it, immigration can bring a fair share of financial trouble. First, applying for permanent residence and relocating in Canada isn’t cheap...
I grew up in Nantes, on the West coast of France. The Loire river crosses the city and I lived close to the banks. We were also a 45 minutes drive from the coast, where I spent pretty much all of my...
A while ago, I was visiting Gean’s blog when I noticed an intriguing banner: “Lend $25, change a life. Get $25 back and lend it again. Change another life.” I clicked on the banner and I was directed...
Of course, when in Toronto two weeks ago, we ended up in Chinatown - again. Looks like I can never really escape my Chinese roots - wait a minute... I'm not Chinese! Nonetheless, I feel at home in...
Two weeks ago, for the Easter long weekend, we once again drove to Toronto. The weather was gorgeous: 25ºC in Canada in early April is definitely not the norm. Kensington Market was much more...
Apparently, I’m now famous enough to receive my fair share of WTF questions. These questions generally revolve around immigrating to Canada, preferably using the faster and most illegal way possible...
Every day I thank the language Gods for the invention of the pronoun “you” in English. No matter who you talk to, whether it’s your boss, your in-laws, a close friend or a perfect stranger, it’s a no...
Montreal's Chinatown (蒙特利尔唐人街) is quite small: it's mostly one pedestrian street with an arch and many little shops and restaurants along the narrow alley, parallel to the René Levesque boulevard. It...
Today, I’d like you to meet my final interviewee: Gill, also known as That British Woman. Originally from a small 2,000 people town in Cumbria, Britain, her husband and she decided to move to Canada...
Let’s play detective! I already talked about job scams. Today, I will show you how to not be tricked by scammers based on a recent example. A little while ago, I received a comment. The author of the...
The "vieux Montréal", the old Montreal, definitely has a European feeling to it. Far from the tall buildings and the endless boulevards that stretches across the "other Montreal", the area nearby the...