Discover Canada, its foods, people, travel, life experiences through the lens of new Canadian immigrants
Canadian immigrant perspectives on everyday life in Canada.
(This foolproof yorkshire pudding recipe was first published in 2010 and garnered a lot of shares via Facebook and Pinterest. I have recently updated this post, using the WP Recipe maker for easier recipe reading.) For special holidays like Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving, our family…
To watch the Metropolitan Opera Live at the Lincoln Center can cost you as much as US$400 for the best seats, and US$42 at the worst. Yet, through the recent Metropolitan Opera Live in High definition program, I was able to watch opera at an…
Mina and her husband are a ordinary Canadian immigrant family with a male dominated structure. Husband is the provider, and works to support the family. Mina stayed home to look after the two children. Mina gets a good allowance to buy groceries and pay for…
“What took you so long?” For the first time, since Stephen Harper became Prime Minister of Canada, he visited China with his wife, Laureen Harper on a 5-day scheduled official visit. Premier Wen Jiao Bao gently chided the Prime Minister for taking so long to…
We find this delightful blog that has been on cyberspace for the last three years (since 2006). It is a blog about the adventures of a French Canadian immigrant who settled in English Canada; about immigration, life as a French teacher and snow ! Her…
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife made a stop at a Bollywood TV Dance Show in Mumbai during his recent trip to India. What an amusing sight it is to watch him and his wife be surrounded by dancing girls. The visit is a…
Every year, Canadians filled out over 700,000 shoeboxes with toys, school supplies, personal hygiene items such as soap, toothbrushes, combs, etc. through the Operations Christmas Child project run by the Christian organization Samaritan’s Purse. These shoeboxes are sent to children living in poor countries in…
“Thanksgiving weekend is a time when Canadians everywhere pause for the weekend to celebrate with family, friends and communities.
“Many Canadians use the long weekend to catch up with loved ones, take a break from hectic lives and take part in activities that remind them how important those around them truly are.
On one unforgettable night, I was having dinner with my son at around 8:45 pm in the evening when we heard a thump. I couldn’t figure what it was, but my son could see it from the window, even in the dark. A big tree…