Expectations vs Reality of Living in Canada🍁// 7 Years Later

Hi friends! It's been almost 7 years since I moved to Canada, so I wanted to share some expectations I had of living here versus what actually happened. I hope you enjoy it :)
Love + light,
♡ Emme
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  • @theblackbear211
    @theblackbear211 Жыл бұрын

    It has been a long time! I was just thinking the other day that it had been a long time since I had checked on your channel. A beautiful post, and quite touching. I love you attitude on life, and I wish you all the best on your ongoing adventures.

  • @EmmeSait

    @EmmeSait

    Жыл бұрын

    Ah, this is so lovely. Thank you for the kind words! 🥹

  • @smavtmb2196
    @smavtmb2196 Жыл бұрын

    Good video. I'm so glad you love Canada. I'm in my 40's and have lived in Vancouver my whole life. It's a fantastic place, but as you mentioned buying a home is insanely expensive. I really wish I was smarter with my money when I was younger. All the best to you.

  • @bobjpgr3683
    @bobjpgr3683 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Emme, not sure if I wrote you before but I moved on my own to Vancouver from London in 1995. It was the hardest and craziest thing I done in my life. I applied for a PR visa when I lived in London and qualified on the points system. I had no contacts , no job, no where to stay (except for some temporary accommodation I found in a Canadian news paper) and a limited amount of savings. I am a software engineer but it took me over 6 months to find my first contract job, and in the meantime I worked as a window cleaner, power washing the Bentall Center in downtown Vancouver.😬 After the 2nd year I became more established and got a permanent job, but I will never forget that experience. I guess its what you do when you are young and naïve😀. I became a Canadian citizen in 1999 and then moved to the San Francisco Bay Area on a NAFTA visa and finally got sponsored by my employer for a Green Card and later took US citizenship. I still live in San Francisco Bay Area but to be honest I have never got over being homesick, but I know my memories of the UK are frozen in time. I have been back to the UK less than 5 times since I left, and the last time was over 11 years ago. My American wife and I plan to retire back in the UK some day (or possibly Canada). It's nice to have a choice.😀

  • @EmmeSait

    @EmmeSait

    Жыл бұрын

    Such a fascinating story! Thank you so much for sharing :) I agree, it’s always nice to have a choice of where to go ☺️

  • @gratefultess
    @gratefultess Жыл бұрын

    I love your editing ✨😍

  • @EmmeSait

    @EmmeSait

    Жыл бұрын

    Aw, thank you so much 🥹🫶🏻

  • @countroshculla
    @countroshculla10 ай бұрын

    It's been a while since I have been on your channel. Need to catch up. Since goin back to the office this January, I find it difficult to be caught up on all the channels I love. Cheers!

  • @EmmeSait

    @EmmeSait

    9 ай бұрын

    A change of routine can definitely be tough to rebalance-I hope you’re enjoying it, though! Happy to see you back :)

  • @lorrainefleming6651
    @lorrainefleming6651 Жыл бұрын

    Great! Video Emme it's all true on what you say Canada is a great country it's also my home ❤

  • @EmmeSait

    @EmmeSait

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! 😊🫶🏻

  • @aashpreetkaur1803
    @aashpreetkaur1803 Жыл бұрын

    Vancouver v/s Calgary video pls? Also, what's the difference between the weather of both places?

  • @brentwoodbay

    @brentwoodbay

    Жыл бұрын

    In three words , Chalk & Cheese!

  • @aashpreetkaur1803

    @aashpreetkaur1803

    Жыл бұрын

    @@brentwoodbay which is which?

  • @EmmeSait

    @EmmeSait

    Жыл бұрын

    I haven’t lived in either places so I would have to do it from the viewpoint of a tourist who’s only spent a very small amount of time in Calgary and a lot more time in Vancouver 😅 Weather wise-Vancouver has milder weather and is rainier, Calgary has more extreme weather and is drier.

  • @aashpreetkaur1803
    @aashpreetkaur1803 Жыл бұрын

    your home tour?

  • @EmmeSait

    @EmmeSait

    Жыл бұрын

    I don’t do home tours for privacy reasons!

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