Cuando te vas a vivir a un lugar donde el idioma es distinto al de tu país de origen, dentro de los cambios que asumes, está el que tu nombre lo van a pronunciar distinto y que tal vez haya que ajustar su ortografía al alfabeto local. En mi caso, con el “Silvia” no tuve mayor problema. Generalmente lo escriben con “y” porque así va … Continue reading El acento en la “e”
Hoy vengo a hablar del cansancio. *Suspiro* Desde que llegamos a este país hace poco más de siete años, he tenido dos sensaciones constantes: por un lado el tener que demostrar mi capacidad profesional y por el otro, el tener que aprender todo en friega para evitar la sensación de desventaja o retraso”. Y eso, cansa. En nuestro proceso de asentamiento ha resultado mucho más … Continue reading ¿Qué tanto esfuerzo es tantito nomás?
Before moving to Canada, the term community held little meaning to me. I associated it mostly with school student or alumni groups, or with social movements. But seven years ago, when Adrian and I left Mexico, my perspective on almost everything shifted, including what community meant to me. Today, in the multicultural city where we live, this term is often used to describe groups of … Continue reading Powered by community (because bureaucracy isn’t helping)
Taking time off is something common, right? Well, that’s something I recently relearned. Moving to another country completely changed my perception of what free time is and how necessary it is to take a vacation every once in a while. I knew that settling down would require an enormous amount of effort, possibly delaying a vacation indefinitely. And here we are—in the blink of an … Continue reading The first break since the big move
A quien estudia periodismo se le enseñan las características que hacen que un suceso sea noticia para determinada audiencia. Una de ellas es “la proximidad física” y ésa es la que últimamente me ha tenido piense que piense. Respecto a ella, la teoría dice que para que un hecho sea relevante para una sociedad, entre otras cosas, tiene que suceder cerca de ellos. Tiene sentido … Continue reading Lejos pero no desconectados
I still remember the day I said: “I want to live in Canada and work in my field”. I was confident my English would improve soon enough to get a job in this industry that is about being a TOTAL PRO in the writing and speaking departments. The interesting part is that dreaming is as frequent as having to deal with the impostor syndrome. For … Continue reading My brain says: on it!
We’re about to celebrate our fourth anniversary in Canada. Little by little, we are getting used to running all kinds of errands, which I believe is key to strengthening this sense of belonging to the place we live in. However, stopping by the dry cleaner is still quite special to me. Before the pandemic, I noticed that some of our jackets needed cleaning that couldn’t … Continue reading The dry cleaner
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