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Canadian Survival Guide

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Nobody hands you a manual when you move to Canada. I learned most of this the hard way — the newcomer fails, the weird comments, the winters, the moments when it’s all too much and the moments when it’s exactly enough. Twenty years in, I’m still taking notes.

Ottawa, June 2023
Canadian Survival Guide

6 Times I Failed at Canada as a Newcomer (Happy Canada Day!)

July 1, 2023
Ottawa, May 2022
Canadian Survival Guide

6 Weird Comments People Make To Immigrants

May 30, 2022
Ottawa, November 2021
Canadian Survival Guide

Why Life in Canada is Both Exhausting and Full of Opportunities

November 29, 2021
Canada mug, Ottawa, December 2020
Canadian Survival Guide

Is It a Smart Move to Immigrate to Canada When You Hate Winter?

December 14, 2020
Ottawa, December 2020
Canadian Survival Guide

5 Useful Tips For Immigrants and Expats Facing Crisis

December 9, 2020
Ottawa, September 2019
Canadian Survival Guide

If You’re Not Okay Right Now, Read This

December 9, 2019
Temporary G licence
Canadian Survival Guide

Ace Your G Road Test in Ottawa with this Full Guide + Walkley Route Map!

November 21, 2019
Right after passing the G road test
Canadian Survival Guide

G Road Test at Walkley – I Got My Full License!

November 14, 2019
The September 2019 "Notice of novice driver's licence expiry"
Canadian Survival Guide

Finally Found the Confidence to Take my G Road Test

November 11, 2019
International money transfers are tricky
Canadian Survival Guide

International Money Transfers Are Tricky When You’re Not the 1%

June 3, 2019

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