I AM CANADIAN!!!!

ZIPOTE · TOP Guru

RE: I AM CANADIAN!!!!

Salsera de Corazon · TOP Guru

Well I became a Canadian Citizen, I was born in Peru, I do miss my country but Canada gave us a better life, better living, for me and family, and also I have my kid and I think that by me raising him here is much better

Danny416 · TOP Guru

Canada is great!! even tho life here can get a lil boring and routinley, its all good

careguea · Senior Member

BTW..

My paents are from VALPARAISO, CHILE and came here in '75, had my bro and then me in 1980 in TORONTO.... I love Canada and Chile

careguea · Senior Member

God wrote:

ohh boy my Immigration mess..... Father Mexican Mother Italian Was Born In Valparaiso Chile Raised In Mexico Move to Enlgland Now here..... Now what ?

thats f$#kin awsome and messed up at the same time!

Shileeeno, shileeeeeeno, shileeeeeeno

Sweetness · Guru

Alia wrote:

That makes two Americans!!!

Well technically everyone in this foro is American, but I know what you're saying.

Bainaman · Foro Master

After 18 years in the country....my Grandmother TODAY became a Canadian Citizen.

BTW............B.U.T.T.

torontotrucho · Guru

Leo wrote:

I have been looking around and asking for info about scholarships for quite a while. Last year, a chance came up and, this far down the road, it has covered most of my expenses. Claro, que mi situacion financiera, al menos en cuanto a tranquilidad respecto a lo elemental para vivir -comer, vestir, dormir... y estudiar, que e$ BIEN CARO- no se parece a la de la mayoria de emigrantes que llegan aqui o a cualquier otro pais. Aunque hablando con otros estudiantes ya tuve el chance de saber que es OPAC y los problemas que esta trayendo a los graduados, no hay como aprender "por cabeza propia", viendo como se acumulan las deudas. But maybe I did not make myself clear. I love my country. Not out of fatalism: otherwise I would have left Cuba much earlier and on much more permanent basis. But it has simply become too demanding and tiresome and weary for me to be there, and the choice came up to change just that. In all, I am glad and thankful that I had available a sane -read, other than draft sailing to Florida- and generous choice to make. I am not sure how politically correct the ugly/beautiful girlfriend analogy may be, but one thing is for sure. Accepting and rejoicing in living in Cuba as it now stands fell from me some time ago already. So, honestly, I didn't dump her political/social "attractions" for the sake of "this new one"'s. I am just a bit tired, and happy to have been enabled to come and do what I've dreamt with for quite a long time. And, who knows, maybe more than that?

Well...,good luck; but be ready for more "political correctness" in the real world. Don't worry there are many new immigrants who feel the same way as you do, eventhough they come from democratic countries; as I write, I'm sure many hundreds of mexicans, and central americans are jumping the U.S / Mexico border and many of them don't even know how to write in spanish.

Consider yourself a extremely lucky man, I'm sure you'll give something back to the community of the Great White North.

Good luck again.

Leo · Guru

I have been looking around and asking for info about scholarships for quite a while. Last year, a chance came up and, this far down the road, it has covered most of my expenses.

Claro, que mi situacion financiera, al menos en cuanto a tranquilidad respecto a lo elemental para vivir -comer, vestir, dormir... y estudiar, que e$ BIEN CARO- no se parece a la de la mayoria de emigrantes que llegan aqui o a cualquier otro pais. Aunque hablando con otros estudiantes ya tuve el chance de saber que es OPAC y los problemas que esta trayendo a los graduados, no hay como aprender "por cabeza propia", viendo como se acumulan las deudas.

But maybe I did not make myself clear. I love my country. Not out of fatalism: otherwise I would have left Cuba much earlier and on much more permanent basis. But it has simply become too demanding and tiresome and weary for me to be there, and the choice came up to change just that. In all, I am glad and thankful that I had available a sane -read, other than draft sailing to Florida- and generous choice to make.

I am not sure how politically correct the ugly/beautiful girlfriend analogy may be, but one thing is for sure. Accepting and rejoicing in living in Cuba as it now stands fell from me some time ago already. So, honestly, I didn't dump her political/social "attractions" for the sake of "this new one"'s. I am just a bit tired, and happy to have been enabled to come and do what I've dreamt with for quite a long time. And, who knows, maybe more than that?

McOSIRIS · Comandante

angelita dulce wrote:

awwwwwww.....did u feel like the "ugly girlfriend"???? poor thing

angelita dulce · Foro Master

McOSIRIS wrote:

I love this metaphor...

McOSIRIS · Comandante

torontotrucho wrote:

LEo ,who is going to pay for your studies here?, the cuban goverment ?. make sure you become a landed immigrant after you are done studying; other wise you are gonna have to pay for you education since chances are you'll need to borrow money from OSAP. You are lucky you are well ahead in your chosen profession. Many canadians would love to have saved so much money. If you stay, good luck, it is understandable wanting to stay in this country after you've tasted the abundance of resources. Is like when you have had an ugly girlfriend and suddenly a georgous blonde offers herself to you, and you think.. to hell with the other one, this one is so hot and attractive. I hope you don't miss your old girl friend when you discover the blonde starts asking for material things that can be overwhelming sometimes. If She does be ready to work hard, if you don't pay your house mortgage in a couple of months the bank can take it just like that. Good luck sir.

I love this metaphor...

Chilenita · Comandante

torontotrucho wrote:

LEo ,who is going to pay for your studies here?, the cuban goverment ?. make sure you become a landed immigrant after you are done studying; other wise you are gonna have to pay for you education since chances are you'll need to borrow money from OSAP. You are lucky you are well ahead in your chosen profession. Many canadians would love to have saved so much money. If you stay, good luck, it is understandable wanting to stay in this country after you've tasted the abundance of resources. Is like when you have had an ugly girlfriend and suddenly a georgous blonde offers herself to you, and you think.. to hell with the other one, this one is so hot and attractive. I hope you don't miss your old girl friend when you discover the blonde starts asking for material things that can be overwhelming sometimes. If She does be ready to work hard, if you don't pay your house mortgage in a couple of months the bank can take it just like that. Good luck sir.

great post and oh so true. OSAP - FUCK!

torontotrucho · Guru

LEo ,who is going to pay for your studies here?, the cuban goverment ?. make sure you become a landed immigrant after you are done studying; other wise you are gonna have to pay for you education since chances are you'll need to borrow money from OSAP. You are lucky you are well ahead in your chosen profession.

Many canadians would love to have saved so much money.

If you stay, good luck, it is understandable wanting to stay in this country after you've tasted the abundance of resources. Is like when you have had an ugly girlfriend and suddenly a georgous blonde offers herself to you, and you think.. to hell with the other one, this one is so hot and attractive.

I hope you don't miss your old girl friend when you discover the blonde starts asking for material things that can be overwhelming sometimes. If She does be ready to work hard, if you don't pay your house mortgage in a couple of months the bank can take it just like that.

Good luck sir.

God · Foro Master

Chilenita wrote:

God wrote:
Leo wrote: Genie, There are two basic ways to explain why would I come to Canada for studies and why would I consider becoming a landed inmigrant here. One is the way we put it in Cuba: "The three greatest achievements of the cuban revolution?: Education, Sports and Healthcare". To that, many cubans would reply either, "well, yes, but what about its three greatest failures?: breakfast, lunch and dinner" or "well, it so happens that I dont' spend 24/7 of my life studying, doing sports or being sick". The other is that, well, precisely the fact that it is all designed so once-a-year-visits may provide as many satisfactions as the government may be able to get away with and as many bad moments as the growing economic problems can foster through urban violence and decreasing mutual concern. Too much of a staged society, Genie. Personally, I think I've had too much of that (why you think would the cuban govt. place billboards around the city with the image of Fidel and the "we are going well" slogan?, uness IT IS NOT SO????). I don't think I am too blind to all the good things and assurances that the cuban present arrangement is able to promise and, most of the times -although by far not all the times- is able to provide to the average citizen there -and, in many ocassions, in many other (poor) countries. But these achievements rest on a massively deprived national economy -with massively deprived actors and industries- and a frankly pathetic consideration of the rights of the law abiding individual citizen or group of citizens. No freedom of speech, enterprise, travel, expression, association, protest, strike... Who would want to spend any significant portion of the remain of my life in a country with a tremendously depressed, inefficient economy, engraved and very specific sets of beliefs, social-moral-political stands and a whole people -as well as its ability to articulate its own identity and future- kidnapped by the out-of-this-world hopes and chimeras of someone who has become, de facto, a dictator? Not me, I am afraid. Sorry for the rant. I'm glad to see the opinion of a CUBAN that lived the amazing achievements of the Revolucion -- Edited by God at 16:14, 2005-12-07
I know what you mean. He is obviously very well educated, very well spoken and his English is better than people who have been here for MANY years.

For Realz Peoples get some lives

Chilenita · Comandante

God wrote:

Leo wrote: Genie, There are two basic ways to explain why would I come to Canada for studies and why would I consider becoming a landed inmigrant here. One is the way we put it in Cuba: "The three greatest achievements of the cuban revolution?: Education, Sports and Healthcare". To that, many cubans would reply either, "well, yes, but what about its three greatest failures?: breakfast, lunch and dinner" or "well, it so happens that I dont' spend 24/7 of my life studying, doing sports or being sick". The other is that, well, precisely the fact that it is all designed so once-a-year-visits may provide as many satisfactions as the government may be able to get away with and as many bad moments as the growing economic problems can foster through urban violence and decreasing mutual concern. Too much of a staged society, Genie. Personally, I think I've had too much of that (why you think would the cuban govt. place billboards around the city with the image of Fidel and the "we are going well" slogan?, uness IT IS NOT SO????). I don't think I am too blind to all the good things and assurances that the cuban present arrangement is able to promise and, most of the times -although by far not all the times- is able to provide to the average citizen there -and, in many ocassions, in many other (poor) countries. But these achievements rest on a massively deprived national economy -with massively deprived actors and industries- and a frankly pathetic consideration of the rights of the law abiding individual citizen or group of citizens. No freedom of speech, enterprise, travel, expression, association, protest, strike... Who would want to spend any significant portion of the remain of my life in a country with a tremendously depressed, inefficient economy, engraved and very specific sets of beliefs, social-moral-political stands and a whole people -as well as its ability to articulate its own identity and future- kidnapped by the out-of-this-world hopes and chimeras of someone who has become, de facto, a dictator? Not me, I am afraid. Sorry for the rant. I'm glad to see the opinion of a CUBAN that lived the amazing achievements of the Revolucion -- Edited by God at 16:14, 2005-12-07

I know what you mean. He is obviously very well educated, very well spoken and his English is better than people who have been here for MANY years.

God · Foro Master

Leo wrote:

Genie,

There are two basic ways to explain why would I come to Canada for studies and why would I consider becoming a landed inmigrant here.

One is the way we put it in Cuba:
"The three greatest achievements of the cuban revolution?: Education, Sports and Healthcare". To that, many cubans would reply either, "well, yes, but what about its three greatest failures?: breakfast, lunch and dinner" or "well, it so happens that I dont' spend 24/7 of my life studying, doing sports or being sick".

The other is that, well, precisely the fact that it is all designed so once-a-year-visits may provide as many satisfactions as the government may be able to get away with and as many bad moments as the growing economic problems can foster through urban violence and decreasing mutual concern.

Too much of a staged society, Genie. Personally, I think I've had too much of that (why you think would the cuban govt. place billboards around the city with the image of Fidel and the "we are going well" slogan?, uness IT IS NOT SO????).

I don't think I am too blind to all the good things and assurances that the cuban present arrangement is able to promise and, most of the times -although by far not all the times- is able to provide to the average citizen there -and, in many ocassions, in many other (poor) countries. But these achievements rest on a massively deprived national economy -with massively deprived actors and industries- and a frankly pathetic consideration of the rights of the law abiding individual citizen or group of citizens. No freedom of speech, enterprise, travel, expression, association, protest, strike...

Who would want to spend any significant portion of the remain of my life in a country with a tremendously depressed, inefficient economy, engraved and very specific sets of beliefs, social-moral-political stands and a whole people -as well as its ability to articulate its own identity and future- kidnapped by the out-of-this-world hopes and chimeras of someone who has become, de facto, a dictator?

Not me, I am afraid.

Sorry for the rant.

I'm glad to see the opinion of a CUBAN that lived the amazing achievements of the Revolucion

-- Edited by God at 16:14, 2005-12-07

Leo · Guru

Genie,

There are two basic ways to explain why would I come to Canada for studies and why would I consider becoming a landed inmigrant here.

One is the way we put it in Cuba:
"The three greatest achievements of the cuban revolution?: Education, Sports and Healthcare". To that, many cubans would reply either, "well, yes, but what about its three greatest failures?: breakfast, lunch and dinner" or "well, it so happens that I dont' spend 24/7 of my life studying, doing sports or being sick".

The other is that, well, precisely the fact that it is all designed so once-a-year-visits may provide as many satisfactions as the government may be able to get away with and as many bad moments as the growing economic problems can foster through urban violence and decreasing mutual concern.

Too much of a staged society, Genie. Personally, I think I've had too much of that (why you think would the cuban govt. place billboards around the city with the image of Fidel and the "we are going well" slogan?, uness IT IS NOT SO????).

I don't think I am too blind to all the good things and assurances that the cuban present arrangement is able to promise and, most of the times -although by far not all the times- is able to provide to the average citizen there -and, in many ocassions, in many other (poor) countries. But these achievements rest on a massively deprived national economy -with massively deprived actors and industries- and a frankly pathetic consideration of the rights of the law abiding individual citizen or group of citizens. No freedom of speech, enterprise, travel, expression, association, protest, strike...

Who would want to spend any significant portion of the remain of my life in a country with a tremendously depressed, inefficient economy, engraved and very specific sets of beliefs, social-moral-political stands and a whole people -as well as its ability to articulate its own identity and future- kidnapped by the out-of-this-world hopes and chimeras of someone who has become, de facto, a dictator?

Not me, I am afraid.

Sorry for the rant.

DulceGalletita · Foro Master

rick wrote:

its funny though in canada you dont feel canadian , you feel more attach to your spanish heritage , however once outside canada you r more likely to say i m from canada rahter than sayin i m from peru

Hi Rick, you got me thinking! Here is a question to the ones born here in Canada. When you are asked: "Where are you from?" what do you answer. I say Ecuador, it just comes out naturally. Strange huh?? Now, I'm confused. I'm proud that my parents decided to have me here in Canada, this country is great and has potential. But I guess it's a habit to answer that way. My dad freaks out on me when he hears me, me dice " Tu eres Canadiense!

... And when I go to Ecuador well they all know I was born here, you know the big big big family thing LOL!!

rick · Guru

I wasn't born here but I have a canadian citizenship , to tell you the true I dont feel canadian , most of my friends are spanish , and my few "canadian friends" are not even canadian (irak,italy,poland,portugal) , ... However when i was in high school most spanish people were not too proud bein spanish (they ll said i m canadian but my background is spanish) and i was probably the same too , i wouldnt deny being spanish but i wouldn talk to much about the spanish culture , etc , etc, however once high school was done , i got to know lots of people in college and they were very proud of their spanish heritage , we even form a latino club ...

its funny though in canada you dont feel canadian , you feel more attach to your spanish heritage , however once outside canada you r more likely to say i m from canada rahter than sayin i m from peru

DulceGalletita · Foro Master

I was born here in Canada, right here at Jane & Finch ... Never have left this area can't I love it too much, now I'm at Finch & Milvan ... So, Canadian born but 100% Ecuadorian blood! ... Proud to say I'm Canadian Ecuadorian, the food amazing!

Daeveed · Foro Master

Born and raised in Chile Lindo.

Jus like McKay, I want to become a CHILEDIAN.

God · Foro Master

Leo wrote:

Well, I was born in Cuba. Lived there until 2 months ago! Presently I am here on a student visa, but in two years I would like to see my chances enhanced. Like... becoming a landed inmigrant, getting a job... if only going back to Cuba on a permanente basis -and I have had enough of my share down there... for the time being, anyways- would be a choice...

So I would enjoy the idea of staying in Canada, for the next few years at least...

A good advise.....Find a white chick that Loves Cubans, you will get papers Guarantee

GENIE · Foro Master

Leo wrote:

Well, I was born in Cuba. Lived there until 2 months ago! Presently I am here on a student visa, but in two years I would like to see my chances enhanced. Like... becoming a landed inmigrant, getting a job... if only going back to Cuba on a permanente basis -and I have had enough of my share down there... for the time being, anyways- would be a choice... So I would enjoy the idea of staying in Canada, for the next few years at least...

WITH SUCH A GREAT EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT CUBA HAS WHY ON EARTH WOULD U COME HERE!!! I MEAN I LOVE CUBA I GO ONCE A YEAR AND I KNOW ITS HAD BUT THE BEST DOCTORS COME OUT OF CUBA?!?!?!?!

Leo · Guru

Well, I was born in Cuba. Lived there until 2 months ago! Presently I am here on a student visa, but in two years I would like to see my chances enhanced. Like... becoming a landed inmigrant, getting a job... if only going back to Cuba on a permanente basis -and I have had enough of my share down there... for the time being, anyways- would be a choice...

So I would enjoy the idea of staying in Canada, for the next few years at least...

Alia · Regular Plus

That makes two Americans!!!

Alia · Regular Plus

I recently became a Canadian citizen.......yaaay, I can travel again.

Ke Te Pika · Guru

WHAT DOES IT EXPLAIN?? Y'ALL RACIST... LOL....

GENIE · Foro Master

Sweetness wrote:

Ke Te Pika wrote: BORN IN HONDURAS, RAISED IN NEW JERSEY NOW LIVE IN T.O. IM AMERICAN. LMAO! That explains alot things then. lol

YES IT DOES!!!

Sweetness · Guru

Ke Te Pika wrote:

BORN IN HONDURAS, RAISED IN NEW JERSEY NOW LIVE IN T.O. IM AMERICAN.

LMAO! That explains alot things then. lol

Ke Te Pika · Guru

BORN IN HONDURAS, RAISED IN NEW JERSEY NOW LIVE IN T.O. IM AMERICAN.

neruda · Guru

My family is rooted in chile and have been there for hundreds of years.

Both my mother and father are from chile and I was born there as well. We came here when I was one year old.

Jinx · TOP Guru

I came from Panama in 1988..became Citizen in 1994...

Sweetness · Guru

My mother is from Guatemala and my father is from El Salvador, and I was born in Guatemala. I came here at the age of 3, and I am a citizen and proud of it too. I love this country and plan on living here for the rest of my life. I might not have been born here, but I was raised here and have grown used to the way of life here, and wouldn't change that for anything...well unless I had no choice.

-- Edited by Sweetness at 12:53, 2006-01-25

Lahtina · Foro Master

chica wow wrote:

Lahtina wrote: chica wow wrote: I'm a Canadian Citizen born and raced in Panama. That's very interesting. What kind of racing did you do? Motorized or... ? Yes!! It was motorized.....You know what I mean!!!!!

I actually don't.

chica wow · Guru

Lahtina wrote:

chica wow wrote: I'm a Canadian Citizen born and raced in Panama. That's very interesting. What kind of racing did you do? Motorized or... ?

Yes!! It was motorized.....You know what I mean!!!!!

Lahtina · Foro Master

chica wow wrote:

I'm a Canadian Citizen born and raced in Panama.

That's very interesting. What kind of racing did you do? Motorized or... ?

chica wow · Guru

I'm a Canadian Citizen born and raced in Panama. My mother is from Costa Rica but more Panamanian than me.

I love this country but I'm more in touch with my hispanic culture.

Julie · Comandante

Not Canadian yet, but just a couple of years to go

I do the dual citizenship since it is an option avl. Like Torontotroucho, I was not born here nor raised. So I still have a lots to learn about Canada but I already enjoy living here, I do get home sick sometimes (my heart goes in 2 places, very dear to me for very dif. reasons) and I will do the 6 months here and 6 months in Centro/Sur America, once I am retired if my health allows me

angelita dulce · Foro Master

I am Canadian. Born into a Half Ecua Half Salvi, family!! I am proud of being canadian and i'm also proud of my hispanic roots. I guess i'm more hispanic then canadian. I do everything the hispanic culture way...the way i was brought up!!:) And i'm raising my son that way as well!

McOSIRIS · Comandante

Chilenita wrote:

McOSIRIS wrote: Planned and produced in CHILE.... So do you want to become a citizen?

I will....

but I wanna have the dual citizenship....I dunno if it's possible right now....

Chilenita · Comandante

McOSIRIS wrote:

Planned and produced in CHILE....

So do you want to become a citizen?

McOSIRIS · Comandante

Planned and produced in CHILE....

torontotrucho · Guru

I'm a 100 % salvadorean, I came here when I was about 21 basically speaking no english and learning it in about six months first and then at work. I've been a canadian cytizen for many years, I vote and enjoy being here, I really like Canada and miss it even when I go back home haha!; but still don't feel canadian the same way some of you guys feel cause you came here very little or were born here. I'd like to retire here during summer time and back home during winter

. and enjoy what both countries can offer me, I thank Canada for giving me the oportunity to live here, I think I would be in another dimension or with some missing limbs if i hadn't come here. Especial gratitud to the natives cause I know this is their land and to the pioneers for having progressed so much building heating system, otherwise I would be frozen by now

LGigolo · Comandante

Danny416 wrote:

Canadian by birth..100%ecuadorian by blood and soul;) -- Edited by Danny416 at 10:47, 2005-11-29

Finally!

A pic that doesn’t say something like “this thread sucks” – LOL

GOOD PIC! (so good, I am gonna plagiarize)

Same here – born here, Ecua blood!

Yesi · Guru

Ok, this is hard but here it goes,

Born in EL Salvador, Left EL Salvador when I was 1 year old. Grew up in Mexico, I don't remember anything from EL Salvador and I love Mexico.

Blood = I am Salvadorian

Heart and Soul = I am Mexican

But Proud to say now that I am Canadian

I love Canada and how things work around here. I am not sure I want to stay here forever but right now I have no options.

Yesi

God · Foro Master

Chilenita wrote:

God wrote:
Chilenita wrote: God wrote: miguel wrote: the US, Same here and chilenita is gonna HATE IT But.....wherever u go and you pull out a US passport...they bend over.... Not really God...not sure where you get that idea from but the hatred for Americans is WORLDWIDE!!! Try to travel around with a chile Passport.... and let me know

My parents and brother travle with a Chilean passport all the time and never have problems! Not sure what you mean God but there is a reason that when people travel to Europe from Canada they make sure to wear a CANADIAN flag on their backpacks....IT'S SO PEOPLE DO NOT MISTAKE THEM FOR AMERICANS!!!
Mexico is totally like that though so if that's what you are talking about then yes.

Listent 99% of the Latin Countries need Visa to travel....right , IOm not talking about what country you identify with , It's all about having an smooth trip..

and FYI. I don't have a mexican passport

Chilenita · Comandante

God wrote:

Chilenita wrote: God wrote: miguel wrote: the US, Same here and chilenita is gonna HATE IT But.....wherever u go and you pull out a US passport...they bend over.... Not really God...not sure where you get that idea from but the hatred for Americans is WORLDWIDE!!! Try to travel around with a chile Passport.... and let me know

My parents and brother travle with a Chilean passport all the time and never have problems! Not sure what you mean God but there is a reason that when people travel to Europe from Canada they make sure to wear a CANADIAN flag on their backpacks....IT'S SO PEOPLE DO NOT MISTAKE THEM FOR AMERICANS!!!

Mexico is totally like that though so if that's what you are talking about then yes.

God · Foro Master

Chilenita wrote:

God wrote:
miguel wrote: the US, Same here and chilenita is gonna HATE IT But.....wherever u go and you pull out a US passport...they bend over....
Not really God...not sure where you get that idea from but the hatred for Americans is WORLDWIDE!!!

Try to travel around with a chile Passport.... and let me know

Chilenita · Comandante

God wrote:

miguel wrote: the US, Same here and chilenita is gonna HATE IT But.....wherever u go and you pull out a US passport...they bend over....

Not really God...not sure where you get that idea from but the hatred for Americans is WORLDWIDE!!!