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From Newcomer to Mentor: My Journey from Landing in Canada to Giving Back as a Citizen

By Albina Ziatdinova | 22, May 2025 | 0

By Keshav Kumar In January 2018, I stepped into Canada for the first time. I had excitement in my heart and frost in the air, literally. I was hopeful, prepared,…

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Guest Post: The Adventure – My New Life in Calgary

By Albina Ziatdinova | 1, August 2023 | 0

The adventure that is my new life in Calgary, Alberta began in the fall of 2022. Moving from Mumbai, India to begin alone in a place where I had no…

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Beat the odds: Settling in Calgary During the Pandemic (Part 2)

By Albina Ziatdinova | 2, February 2022

I apologize that the second part of my blog is coming much later than anticipated. It’s been a year since the first part of my guest post was posted here,…

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Beat the odds: Cruising through COVID-19 in Calgary (Part 1)

By Albina Ziatdinova | 8, December 2020

While the entire world was (is) panicking about COVID-19, we were preparing for our travel to Canada. A lengthy travel, with overnight stays at empty airports and multiple transits. Yet…

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Guest Blog Post by Bhushan Shetty: My Canadian Dream!

By Albina Ziatdinova | 25, August 2020

If you are reading this blog then you will definitely agree with the title of the blog! My name is Bhushan Shetty and I wish to share my experience on…

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Keshav Kumar – from India to bustling Toronto

By sopaadmin | 11, January 2019

My name is Keshav Kumar and I flew from India to the bustling city of Toronto in the latter part of January 2018 (apparently the coldest month of the year)…

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