If you’ve been following my stories, you might already know that 15 months ago, my husband and I immigrated to Canada from the Philippines, but that hasn’t quite turned out the way we thought it would.
My second story on Medium outlined the things I wish I knew about Canada before moving here.
I’ve also candidly curated a short list of unexpected things that have triggered and heightened our feelings of loneliness and homesickness as immigrants — from the most mundane (shampoo, for e.g.), to the most profound.
And one day, in a fit of rage, helplessness, and hopelessness, I even wrote and published an “open letter” to Canadian Immigration. This didn’t get too many views, so all it really did for me was give me a little bit of temporary “release”.