My Ideal Career

I was a supervisor in a fruit farm before I came to Canada. I have a bachelor's degree in horticulture. So I hope I can continue my career in the future. I will go to a college or a university to take some programs in related field. I wish I can have my own landscaping or horticulture company one day.

Using Social Media Tools to Develop Your Business

On Tuesday, we went to the Scabourgh Civic Center to attend the Social Marketing Summit. It was a very nice and helpful field trip for me. Business and social media tools are not new things for us. We also buy some things online. But most of us don't know how to do business by using social media tools. The speakers told us many details about how to create relationships with customers and how to expand your business by using social media. They talked about Facebooks and another tool ( I forgot the name of the tool ) in the morning. It's interesting. But being limited in my english, I could only get the big picture from their presentations and PPTs. The speakers were also very adept in social intercourse and ready to help others. All of them gave us their email addresses and their company's names in order for us to contact them later. I think this is another way to help people who are interested in e-trade. And it's also one of the most effective ways to expand their business. They were pleasant to answer every question from the audience. I enjoyed my trip.

Life Will Be Better

I arrived in Canada at the end of last November. Before I came here, I thought Canada is a very beautiful and Toronto must be a very crowded and busy city. But now, I find I was wrong. It's beautiful, but not as busy and crowded as many Chinese cities. And my first short trip in Canada told me that Canadians are very warm and friendly.
It was our first week in this new country. So we needed to do many things, like applying for bank and health cards. It was in winter. Although last winter was not a cold winter, we still had snowy days. The snow was so fresh but also very cold for us who come from the southern cities of China. When we went outside, it was freezing. We didn't have a car. So it was very hard for us, especially for my little daughter. But we were warmed by some people (like hitching a ride on the road). The feeling just liked drinking a cup of warm, fragrant, and sweet coffee in the cold. I found the city is not so busy and everyone living in this country likes to say 'Hello' to you. Many Canadians love to give you a hand when you need a help. I fell in love with Canada from that moment on.
After several weeks, we got our cards. My husband said he found the government officers very friendly and patient, too. Both of us are not very good at listening and speaking. But the officers' good and warm attitude moved us every time. They would explain slowly and repeat thing again and again, and never get angry. They just wanted to make us understand and never refused our questions rudely. And we also found Chinese saying, "canada is a children's paradise" is true. The saying "Canada is a children's paradise" is very popular in china. Before we arrived here, many friends told us about the Canadian government's policies for child care services. Now we found it's really true. And our children benefit from these policies. The country has built a very nice education system and has an almost perfect law to protect children.
Through our friend's help, our new Canadian life will become better and better. My husband and I will start our second career soon. I enjoy my life in Canada even though sometimes I feel tired. I still have passion and a dream. The most fortunate thing is my family are always standing on my side. My parents are still living in China. So I wish them health. I hope we can live together one day. I believe life gets better.

Yan's New Life

In China, 'yan' means swallow. So the meaning of my name is freedom, happiness and a new life. Now I am a newcomer in Canada. And my happy new life is coming.