Hi everyone,
My name is Sahar Jallad, 45 years old, and I come from Esfahan,
Iran. I recently moved to Canada with my sister to create a better life, and
leave all the corruption and war behind. My first few thoughts about Canada are
that there are many cultures here, and many people from Iran. I feel a sense of
community and home, as I do miss my friends and family in Iran. I hope that
this community will help me feel less sad about leaving everything behind.
My English skills are okay, as I grew up speaking Farsi, and
I came to Canada thinking that I would be able to work in an architecture firm.
This is not the case. I find it very hard to get work because my degree is not
taken seriously here, and companies are not impressed with my English skills. I
am concerned that this will be very difficult to manage my finances, as I have
to work almost 15 hours a day at both my jobs at a local restaurant and retail
store to help pay for my bills. Also, I send money to my family back in Esfahan
and I find it hard to go to work and pay for my bills. I do not even have the
chance to save money to go back to school, and trying to find an English class
to take for free that fits my schedule is tiresome. I would like to take online
classes, but I am not motivated enough to complete the work. I feel that
attending class will force me to do the work, but I do not have time because of
my long workdays. I hope that I will find something soon that fits my schedule
and will be free or at least cheap.
I plan to look for work experience in an architecture firm
and improve my English skills by talking to locals and pushing myself to speak
English. After I gain some experience, I hope that the firm will take me more
seriously and allow me to work, at least part-time. I would like to attend
English classes, as I have heard that MOSAIC is a good program for English
learning. I hope to complete my goals by the end of the year.
-Sahar
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