Coming to Canada

When I first came to Canada I was very excited, because everything was new for me. Blue sky, fresh air and so many trees around the city. But when I settled down, I found living in Canada very difficult.

Firstly, when I spoke English, nobody could understand me, also I could not understand other people. I felt upset. So I only went to a Chinese supermarket to buy foods. But my home is not very close to the Chinese supermarket. Nothing was convenient. In China, When I went shopping I just need to walk for about 10 minutes, I coud buy everything.

Secondly, seeing a doctor was very difficult. Because my English was not good, so I had to find the family doctor who can speak Mandarin. In Canada, every time when you want to see your family doctor, you have to make an appointment, and when you go to the doctor's office, there are a lot of patients there, you have to wait. If you want to see a specialist, it is even more difficult. Even though when you call 911 in emergency, the ambulance comes very quickly, but when you get to the hospital you have to wait for a long time. I was told that some people died in the emergency room. I think this is terrible.

Thirdly, I am very scared of making a call in English, usually, on the telephone the people speak very fast, I cannot understand what they are saying, and the people cannot understand me.

So, I have decided that I must improve my English, I come to LINC class everday, but my English does not improve quickly. Maybe I need more time to practice and study very hard. I hope my English will be better soon.