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Winter is coming ⛄

  First Winter We are very afraid of winter, we have heard a lot of things, some good and some not so good. We think we are not prepared for -20C temperatures (just kidding, we should be). We already bought our jackets, boots, gloves, and hats, but nothing prepares you for those temperatures. At the beginning of winter everything is going to be very nice, the first snowfalls, new experiences, Christmas, and New Year (we hope all winter will be like that 🤞, being very positive).  Just to tell you that at work we have made a bet on what day we think is going to be the first snow day (Paula said November 15 and Laura said November 19, Juanita didn't want to participate) we are looking forward that one of us will win this bet 🤑.  We are still waiting for the temperatures to drop, and start this Winter season. We will keep you informed.
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Language barrier


NEW COUNTRY, NEW LANGUAGE ✎

If you thought English was hard to learn, French is not even close 😣. To begin with, only 60% of what is written is pronounced and the letters e and o have 4 or 5 different pronunciations. 

It is true that in Canada (Quebec) the government pays you to learn French, however, finding a place in these courses is really difficult because each course starts every three months and fitting in with the school schedules is really difficult because most of the time the schedule is weekday mornings and at that time you are either studying or working 😔. And yes, there are evening and weekend schedules but the positions are very limited. So to sum it up for you, if you manage to find a spot in a government French class, you are very lucky. 

In Montreal, it is super necessary to know French!! Basically, if you want to succeed in Montreal you must be billigual. 




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  1. AnonymousOctober 18, 2022 at 1:20 PM

    Nice! That is important to know

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  2. AnonymousOctober 18, 2022 at 1:22 PM

    Really good information

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  3. AnonymousOctober 18, 2022 at 2:16 PM

    Love French 🙄 Verito

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  4. AnonymousOctober 18, 2022 at 4:13 PM

    It’s good to know! I appreciate information you are sharing! Please keep posting. :) LH

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  5. AnonymousOctober 18, 2022 at 4:51 PM

    Important information

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  6. AnonymousOctober 18, 2022 at 5:25 PM

    Thanks! So important

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  7. AnonymousOctober 18, 2022 at 7:31 PM

    Keep up with the hard work and pursue your goals! You will soon see the rewards girls

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  8. AnonymousOctober 18, 2022 at 8:46 PM

    all efforts to learn new subjects bring reward.

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  9. AnonymousOctober 23, 2022 at 4:39 PM

    So important to have the ugly truth and not just the nice part :)

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