Moving To Canada

Moving to a different place seems exciting and adventurous. But when you find out you are moving to a new country without knowing anyone there or anything about the place, it is a terrifying feeling. I remember the day when my mother told me that we were going to move to Canada. At the moment, I had felt a rush of excitement jolt through my body as I imagined living in another country that had winters where it snowed and make new friends. Then it hit me. My mother and I do not know any relative that resides in Canada and neither have we heard of the city called Regina. Some serious questions came popping through my mind. Where would we live? Where would I go to school? How would we travel to places in town? How would we start a new life without

knowing anything about the place? I was scared of how my mom and I would handle living by ourselves when we were used to living with my grandparents and my uncle in the United States. Although moving to a whole new country seemed intimidating at first, the experience changed my life positively. It was challenging and tough, but it taught me how to live independently and learn how to deal with change and adjustments.
Firstly, the toughest part was leaving my hometown and family.

The day we were leaving to go to the airport, I remember waking up and feeling a bit nauseous. I still had not realized yet that it was actually happening. I remember seeing my grandpa’s frightened face through the car’s window, crying like a child as his daughter and granddaughter were moving to an unknown place. Strangely enough, when we got to the airport we were told that we had missed our flight. This felt like a sign that maybe moving was a bad idea. I let out a huge sigh of relief because I thought that missing the flight indicated that we might decide to not move to Canada. Unfortunately, we booked another flight which was two days later. As we were heading back home from the airport, it all felt like a dream. It was unreal because we were mentally prepared to leave that day and then we missed the flight which made us even more nervous about the whole situation. As we made our way again to the airport for our second flight, I was even more overwhelmed and scared about the move than I was when we left for the first time. When my mom and I passed through security, I turned around and saw my uncle waving and I felt sick to my stomach. It hit me then that it was actually happening and that I was leaving the place and people that I had been most depended on for the last eight

years.
Secondly, the challenging part was adjusting to the new city and the new environment. The day we landed here, the first impression I had of Regina was that it was colder compared to where I moved from. I remember the night we moved into our apartment, I had a mental breakdown because I was scared of how we were going to handle everything such as a phone that worked, internet, food, and even a bed to sleep on. It was challenging for my mom and I to figure out how to find the basic necessities we would need to survive in this new city. We did not have a car so we relied on the bus transportation therefore even on the worst winter days we would have to use the bus to get our groceries, go to school and work. Thus, it was difficult to adjust to a new routine and the harsh weather during the winter.
Thirdly, moving to Canada was difficult and hard but I learned important lessons that changed how I perceived life. The experience taught me how to live independently because there is not anyone that will do things for you. When I lived with my family, I had my grandparents and my uncle always around for help, but ever since we moved here we have had to take care of ourselves without having someone to depend on. I learned that there won’t be people around to always help you. Throughout the two years I have lived here, I have learned the value of money and the importance of how to manage it. In fact, my mom was the only one who could work, therefore there were times we had financial problems. This taught me that you should spend money wisely and appreciate what you already have. Hence, moving to Regina impacted my life positively because the lessons I learned will remind me of the struggles I had to go through and the impact they left in my life.
Even though I anticipated that moving to a different country would be terrible, it changed how I viewed life. It changed my life in a positive way because I realized that not everything is established for you. You have to struggle and fight until you are satisfied with the outcome. All the challenges and difficult times I went through has prepared me for any future problem that I will encounter in life.