Stories

I first left India in 2013, when I went to the US to do my Masters at the University of Texas in Dallas. I graduated in 2015 and started...

I was feeding my horses when I received the message that changed my life. That message was from a scholarship program in Oman that said...

I first came to Canada this summer. I had never been to Canada before, and was excited. Though I didn’t know where Brockville was. When I...

I first came to Brockville when I was thirteen. I came over with my mother and brother from Greece, and we came here because we already...

My name is Boxiang, and I came from China to study at Fulford Preparatory College. When I first came to Canada, I fell in love with the...

My name is Allen and I am from China. I am studying at Fulford Preparatory College and improving my English. My own real story about an...

I was born in Brockville, but I grew up in Mallorytown. Living in the country is really a different experience, even compared to the...

My name is Ciel. I am from China and I am a grade 12 student at Fulford Preparatory College. This year is my second year living in...

I was born in Costa Rica and didn’t move to Canada until I was nine. My mom married my dad (step-dad technically), and we immigrated here...

I came to Canada from Pakistan, choosing this country due to the good immigration policy as well as the friendly Canadian people. This...

I was born in South Africa as one of four children. We lived on a sheep farm in a rather arid, desert-like area that was relatively...

As a military family from the United Kingdom, we’ve had our fair share of moving. Not just around the UK, but other places such as Hong...

I came to Canada in 1987, when I became engaged to my first husband. He lived in Toronto, so I moved there, where I lived for 18 years...

I’m something of a nomad. I enjoy moving and exploring new places. I was born in Toronto, and currently live in Brockville, but I have...

I grew up in Brockville, left for bigger cities and when presented with an opportunity to return to Brockville to live and work, I was...

I came to Canada to build a new life from scratch and so far I couldn’t be any happier with the decision I made. I arrived in summer of...

I arrived in Canada from Ireland in June, 1982, with a young family (youngest was only 19 days old) with plans to spend two years here...

Favourite Things Maxine, though we mostly call her Max, is turning one at the end of the month. She obviously can’t write or be...