08/01/2025
✨ The Truth Behind the Dream
When the Canadian Dream Hits Different 🇨🇦
“I thought moving to Canada would finally be it… the dream life. But I didn’t expect to cry so much.”
Before Canada, she was thriving, a licensed civil engineer in the Philippines, leading projects, managing a team, supporting her family. She wasn’t rich, but she was full. She was home.
She arrived in Canada in May. The air was crisp. Everything looked picture perfect.
The struggle was quiet but real:
• No local work experience
• No family nearby
• No one to explain how taxes, credit scores, or snow tires worked
She worked survival jobs, housekeeping, retail, 12 hour shifts. Her hands ached. Her body adjusted. But it was her mind that struggled most. That feeling of being lost, invisible, unsure.
It took courage to keep going.
Months later, she landed an entry level admin job. It was far from what she did back home, but it was a start.
She’s gradually rebuilding. Learning. Hoping.
✨ The Truth Behind the Dream
Canada is beautiful. But it’s not to say anyone who struggles here is a failure. Starting over takes strength.
Because starting over in a new country is not a failure, it’s an act of courage.
