I never thought that my life in Canada would be like it is. When I was starting high school in Mexico, I told my parents how much I wanted to study English in Canada , and they said they would see what was better for me. I was wishing that they decide to send me here because I thought it would be amazing and I could get away from my parents,rules and responsabilities.
Before my prom was coming I completly forgot about my "fabolous idea to study english", My parents burst out telling me that they had decided to send me to study in Toronto. I had mixed feelings because I did not want to leave my friends, but at the same time I wanted to get away of my routine and many problems.
My cousin and I are the same age so we came together in the same school but in different homestay. When I arrived to Toronto I clearly remember the moment of the airplane landed when I was thinking and expecting that all would be funny, exciting, easily and amazing with out any responsabilities. I was so nervous!!
My first month was so crazy, I was with a Philippine family, and they always made me felt smaller than the others roomates, I do not why (I think I will never know the reason), and at the time, I did not care absolutely nothing about improve my English, I only thought about going out, partying and meeting new friends.
I have had many experiences for example I did not know how to get to my home after 1:30 am (the hour when the subway close). I slept on the street like three times, it was horrible! also, I never did my homework and always falled sleep on class.
My second month was better, I decided to change my homestay and it finally hit home how much effort my parents were doing to keep me here, so I became more matture, and I started to do my best.
Things were starting to go better, my new homestay family was great and when my teacher cheked up on my homework always was perfect. I stopped to be in my exhausting "party" and I started to practice english everywhere.
I have never thought that Canada was as canada is, only if you live here you can figure out how great it is this country, because almost all the people are tolerant, patient and friendly with foreign students, unless I have never seen racism here.
Even I have had bad experiences here if I could decide again where I want to study, I would choose the same country, the same city and the same school.
