Edgehead78 said:
Thanks Gumper. Glad to know that you're still hanging around. I hope hope the landing went well for your wife and son and that they are not so shocked with the canadian cold.
Thanks Edgehead. Yes the integration is going fairly well. Our boy has been in school 3 weeks now & absolutely loves it. His English is already hugely improved. Kidded my wife that he will "lap" her in that regard. Weather has been a bit of a shock for sure, they're certainly not used to wearing so many layers of clothes for one thing but they were ecstatic with the 1st snowfall (wait till March when we're all sick of it right!)
We haven't received the permanent Permanent Resident cards yet but they should be along soon....one month yesterday they arrived. We got the OHIP process done though they won't be able to use it until February. Biggest focus now is getting my wife a job, she's antsy to get out of the house & busy with a new challenge (and bringing in some extra money!) Lots of good services around for helping newcomers, and then the good old fashioned pavement pounding. Getting that 1st "Canadian experience" is the big hump to get over in any case.
A few funny adaptation stories too, like watching my wife walk around a mailbox figuring out where & how the darned thing opens! I was in stitches. Also one of 1st days here she dressed my son in shorts with long socks, figuring that would suffice in the near freezing temps that day. I've since schooled her in "layering".
I think the biggest challenge (mostly for my wife) has been the food. While she certainly likes much of Canadian food she really craves her Filippino dishes at times too....and lots of rice of course. Luckily there's lots of Asian markets around us so we can find most everything...except calamansi fruit. Oh well.
All the best, hope you (and others still waiting) get some good news soon...it's worth it in the end!
