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- Shares 2.1 Completing the Landing Process (2)
- 2.1 Completing the Landing Process (2) In the Canadian Border Service, a warm, charming lady immigration officer went through the formalities with me. After she verified my passport and landing document, she told me she needed to consult her colleagues. I observed they whispered for a few minu ...
- Shares 2.0 Starting an Immigrant Life - 2.1 Completing the Landing Process
- 2.0 Starting an Immigrant Life 2.1 Completing the Landing Process (1) In the summer of 2000, I received the immigration visa and Record of Landing mailed from the Consulate General of Canada in Buffalo. Since I was studying in Montreal, I decided to complete the landing process at the US/Canad ...
- Shares Through the Wind and Rain - 1.6 Thinking About Immigration (2)
- Fourthly, Canada’s human rights record was another primary factor I considered. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects the basic human rights of all Canadians. It gives everyone in Canada the right to participate in political activities. It allows you to enter and leave Canada, a ...
- Shares Through the Wind and Rain - 1.6 Thinking About Immigration (1)
- 1.6 Thinking About Immigration Six months later after I arrived in Montreal in January 1999, I started to think about immigration to Canada. Unlike many immigrants, whose reason for immigration is often economic, I considered more than just money. The environment, education system, heal ...
- Shares 1.5 My MA supervisor – Dr. Noumoff
- 1.5 My MA supervisor – Dr. Noumoff Dr. Noumoff retired in 2006 after he taught at McGill University for 39 years. As a world well-known scholar on the issues of China's Studies, Dr. Noumoff has built a wide deep friendship with both Chinese leaders and ordinary Chinese pe ...
- Shares 1.4 Overcoming Language Barriers
- 1.4 Overcoming Language Barriers I almost lost self-confidence in my English after I attended the first class at McGill. Two things happened had an impact on my confidence.The firstthing was I found the teacher spoke too fast. I couldn’t followthepace and content o ...
- Shares 1.3 Clothing, Food, Housing and Transportation
- 1.3 Clothing, Food, Housing and Transportation I was surprised with wide open mouth when Dr. Noumoff stopped his car in front of an old brown building at one side of Sherbrooke Street and told me he already found a room for me. I was too moved to say anything except saying thanks. ...
- Shares 1.2 Arriving in Montreal
- 1.2 Arriving in Montreal After I got the acceptance letter in late October, I immediately began to apply for a studentvisa. I was told the visa application process usually took at least three months. It seemed to me that I was not able to catch the deadline for registrati ...
- Shares 1.1 Preparing for Studying in Canada
- 1.1 Preparing for Studying in Canada It was really a big deal to me when I decided to pursue higher education abroad in the summer of 1998. That year I was already in my 30’s. I got married and had a four years old son. I held a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in Computer Sci ...
- Shares Through the Wind and Rain
- Through the Wind and Rain: My Immigration Road to Canada, from Striving for Living to Enjoying Life; from Choosing Lifestyle to Seeking Truth Table of Content Part 1 Colorful International Student Life 1.1 Preparingtostudyin Canada 1.2 Arriving in Mont ...
