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Correr Es Mi DestinoLatest Post (22 Feb 2012)The Canadian Immigration Taboo: Those Who Go Back HomeGatineau, February 2012 Each year, about 250,000 immigrants from all around the world are granted permanent residence in Canada. For most of these newcomers, it’s the beginning of a new life after a…
wmtcLatest Post (22 Feb 2012)love a librarian: keep toronto public library publicTell Mayor Ford you want a free, public Toronto Public Library. Go here.
Live from WaterlooLatest Post (22 Feb 2012)WW#229 - Sleep   After several days of working crazy hours, I passed out at 8:30 PM last night and woke up 12 hours later. Beautiful!Luego de varios días de horarios terribles, me ‘desmayé’ anoche a…
Canada blogLatest Post (20 Feb 2012)Ottawa – Summer and WinterThe same locks, winter and summer. If you look hard at the winter shot, you can see Parliament Hill on the skyline at the far right. Even in this mild winter, the river is almost f…
The Zieglers BlogLatest Post (14 Feb 2012)Ottawa should take some time to educate employers.Denise, a reader of this blog, sent me the link to a Globe and Mail article that I had marked to read but was still procrastinating: Why new Canadians struggle to find jobs. Thank You Denise! It’…
Expat Travels : From Switzerland to CanadaLatest Post (13 Feb 2012)A Piece of SwitzerlandA few weeks ago, the Swiss Consulate in Vancouver contacted me about my blog.  I was very excited to see them interested in connecting with people from the blogging world.  One of the main r…
Global MenuLatest Post (23 Jan 2012)Mercedes Caraccioloa 500KWhat an absolute shame that a piece of automotive art such as this Mercedes is left to rot in a salvage yard. Actually it is quite hard to believe. Anyone out there with enough chutzpah to try to bu…
Life in CalgaryLatest Post (16 Jan 2012)It’s pretty cold todayAs I write this the windchill factor is at -35 C and that is pretty cold. If you don’t live in Canada and have to idea what that means I suggest the following experiment: Stick your head into yo…
A Canada Immigrant's BlogLatest Post (11 Jan 2012)How to Market Your Products to ImmigrantsWhether small business or big brand marketing – when selling to immigrants, what’s often more important than how to market should be how not to market I‘ve always marvelled at how so…
BharariLatest Post (2 Jan 2012)A Poem by Swami VivekanandaWhen I Asked God for Strength He Gave Me Difficult Situations to Face When I Asked God for Brain and Brown He Gave Me Puzzles in Life to Solve When I Asked God for Happiness He Showed Me Some Unhapp…
Moved to VancouverLatest Post (28 Dec 2011)More on the "Blessed" Season . . . .As Rodney King would say:  "Why can't we all get along?"From the CBC and other sources today:Clergymen brawl at Bethlehem churchFight erupts at traditional site of Jesus' birthThe annual cleaning…
Canada Citizen BlogLatest Post (12 Dec 2011)Canada to the World: Global Warming? We're Freezing Our Asses Up Here!Yeehaw! From Our Cold Dead Hands!So as expected, the conservatives are u-turning on the Kyoto Protocol. Hardly surprising given the fact that life's not half bad up here in this bountiful... ...
My Journey as a Newcomer in CanadaLatest Post (8 Dec 2011)25 best cities to live in CanadaI never had to wonder where I would like to settle once I moved to Canada. I knew I would live in my husband’s home city (he’s Canadian). If we ever move, it will be due to work commitment…
Priyank.com: Priyank's personal blogLatest Post (11 Nov 2011)The day of six elevens11:11:11 11-11-11 It’s been ages since I posted something on this blog, so I thought today would be a nice day to post some updates. It seems to be an auspicious day given that we have a string…
Alice In CanadaLatest Post (28 May 2011)One Last Post: Why I'm StayingI decided to make one last post to this blog, and it's about why I'm staying in Canada. From an objective standpoint, Canada isn't without it's problems and disappointments. Winters are brutal here in…
Canada Through My LensLatest Post (10 Mar 2011)Look up!I don't like shopping as much as I used to. I find shopping mall is a bit boring. I get what I want, and that is it! While waiting for someone, I looked around, and found nothing interesting until I l…
How to live in CanadaLatest Post (18 Jan 2010)Earthquake in HaitiIt is being a week since we heard about the disaster in Haiti. It is impossible to not think about what is happening there an how we could help them. It is clear that what we can do is to donate money…