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Archive for ‘December, 2002’

City and wilderness views of Canada

The high cost of poor preparation

“Kathy was sad and disappointed to be leaving her dream behind and turning her back on their new life in Canada. As a settlement consultant myself, I was naturally curious to hear more about their particular circumstances, and why she felt that their short-lived time in Canada had been such a dismal failure for her and her family.” Getting it wrong can carry a high financial and emotional cost, as Thelma explains.

Lesson Eight: Cooking Wench’s Lass Locked Out

“I was now to be faced not just by one straining English pronunciation, but two hundred and thirty-seven, in assorted angel and shepherd attire, with abilities ranging from upper-intermediate, through beginner, and down to a one-off viewing in a friend’s house last June of a pirate Teletubbies video.” Graeme helps out with the local school Nativity play – in English…