LIVING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY

         I have been in Canada since November, 2011. It was difficult to come Canada for me because it was far away from my country. However, my engagement was student at York University and when I got married with him, I had to come to Canada. In my culture, when women get married, they have to live with their husband because they do not live alone. I was happy in order to get married when I came to Canada,  but I felt sadness because of missing my family and finding traditional Turkish food.
     
          My first reason of sadness was missing my family. I grew up in a big family, and I have 3 sisters and 2 brothers. In my culture, family is very important and we have good relationship with each other.
My sisters and me went to school together, and we are like a friend with each other. I have never been far away from them since we were born. Also, my father is role model for me, I don not want to live without him. He has some health problems and I want to take care him. These reasons make me upset in Canada.
   
           Second, living in a foreign country is difficult because there isn’t original traditional food. For example, I am Turkish, and I like Turkish food. I miss Turkish food because I don’t find real Turkish food in Canada. Also, it is difficult to find halal meat in Canada, It is important for me because I am a Muslim. Muslim people have to eat halal meat.There are some places in order to eat halal meat, but I think these places are not so clean. 


            In conclusion, when I came to Canada, I was confused because I was happy and upset at the same time. I was happy because I got married. However, there were two reasons for being unhappy.      I missed my family, and it was difficult to find traditional Turkish food in Canada.