I never could imagine that I could live somewhere far away from home. I am from Ukraine and my native city is Odessa, it's a very big and beautiful touristic city with lots of sightseeing and big port. Odessa is washed by the Black sea. I love my native city and my country. But its political and economic situations are unstable. And one day I had to make a decision whether live in my country forever or move to another country.
Everybody is looking for a better life and better conditions. My husband got a job offer from Canada. He had a contract with the company for 2 years and never thought about staying here for a longer time. But when he had the chance to get permanent residency and we thought that it was our chance to get better life in a the country with a stable economy, where people obey the law and where people are protected by their government. My husband liked Canada very much as he had lived here for more than 2 years and he knew this country rather well so he inspired me and we made a decision to stay here.
I came to Canada 2.5 years ago. It was a long trip. Three planes, long waiting at the airports, unknown people around me. I am a communicative person and like travelling very much but 2.5 years ago I didn't think that it was a nice short term trip. I understood that I wouldn't be able to see my mother and my friends for a long time. So my first day in Canada wasn't so nice and interesting as it could be.
I couldn't even enjoy the new places and new country. I was upset because Canada was too too far from my native city and people who I know for the whole my life. Of course, my husband tried to support me. But I needed some time to get used to the thought that I had moved and I had a new home.
I was lucky that in the place where my husband lived and worked, there were lots of Ukrainians. They became my new friends. I got a job at the same place where my husband worked. I have two Master's Degrees, in Economics and in Teaching. The place where we live is very a small town. But it has a huge company so lots of people are having (?) their jobs in this company. Inspite of being so huge company there weren't the jobs at the office. So I decided to start somewhere and then try to get better job. So I started at the warehouse. It was a difficult job for me because I had heart surgery and I had to avoid physical work. But the warehouse is a place where you have to lift heavy things,C.S. (?) you have to work in the production area where it's cold in the winter and hot in the summer. Lots of dust, production noise, etc... But I didn't give up and started to apply for different jobs at the office and finally after 1 year at the warehouse I got the jog in the Purchasing Department. I like it very much. But now I have another goal. I'd like to move to a big city and find a good well-paid job there because I love big cities.
Two and half years had passed and I can tell that Canada had become my second home. It will never become my first home because Ukraine is still my native country. But I love these both countries. I love the people in Canada,C.S. (?) they are very friendly and supportive. I am happy that my life gave me such possibility to get a new life in another beautiful country such as Canada!
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