‘What is our identity, culture, uniqueness, differentiator? Who are our local role models? What is our strength as a country? etc…’
People ask these questions in Mauritius and it is good that we try to find such answers, but I wonder how we will harmonize them. I explored the questions with different people, and it clarified [...]
By now, it is clear that anyone who has just arrived in Canada will find the first five years to be the toughest. People who immigrate from Mauritius will have done so with their lifetime savings and have to settle in their new lifestyle with limited resources. Very often, they are then faced with a [...]
I have decided to wait a few weeks before writing about homesickness for one very simple reason: you are very unlikely to experience this awful feeling in the first 6 months. Why? During that time, everything will be still new to you, and you will be busy figuring everything out. But once you have settled [...]
Mauritian Londoner gives us a glimpse of the pros and cons of living in London as a student and expatriate. It illustrates some of the problems many students face because of the lack of finance, and because their colleges/universities are not really providing adequate education. In the end, many students stop going to classes and [...]
Like most new comers, you are most likely to arrive in Canada either in spring or summer. If Canadian summer can be as hot as Mauritian summer, Canadian winter, however, is a whole different story. Canadian winter is very tough (especially for someone who has lived in Mauritius all his life), and if you are not prepared to face it, you are in for a rough time. In the next few paragraphs, I will talk about what you can do to be ready to face your first Canadian winter in the best possible conditions.
Last week, I said that it would take about 4 weeks to get your SIN (social insurance number) card through the mail. You will receive your permanent SIN number when you go to the Human Resources office. While you are waiting for the SIN card to arrive, start working on your C.V and cover letter [...]
So you have decided to move to Canada, and will soon board the plane that will take you to the country where ice hockey is the number one sport. Do you have an idea of what is waiting for you there, except maybe a tough winter at some point? Do you know what you need [...]