Arriving to a new country might seem problematic and difficult on the one hand, but on the other, I think, that life isn’t a real life, and it’s getting really boring when you don’t experience something new every single day. And also there are always some difficulties and dilemmas that faces a person during the first days or weeks since arriving. Furthermore, Arrival can be the hardest part of a trip. It's late, you're jet lagged or road-weary, and everything is new and strange. You need an affordable place to sleep, something to eat and drink, and probably a way to get around. Whether it's the first stop on a trip or the fifth city in as many days, every traveler feels a little overwhelmed stepping onto a new street in a new city. The sense of excitement and potential for discovery ends up in the shadow of practical matters. It's enough to make you wish you were back in your home town. Although a lot of feelings arise within a person, it can be successful decision for the fact of the arrival to a new country because it can provide greater and better opportunities for higher level employment and the opportunity for your family to have a better life.
In the excerpt from Kim Thuy’s book “RU”, she mentioned many issues that portray her entire life bibliography. One of the many issues that caught my attention, while reading the article was her story about becoming a ‘Canadian’. For example, “My first glimpses of snow banks through the porthole at Mirable Airport made me feel bare and defenseless”. This reflects my own experience when I first arrived at Toronto Pearson International Airport; I was experiencing culture shock. Furthermore, Kim Thuy mentioned that she was wearing: “The short-sleeved orange pullover from the refugee camp in Malaysia and the loose-knit brown woolen sweater made by Vietnamese women still left me completely exposed” upon her arrival at the airport. On the other hand, my story was similar to her when I arrived at Pearson International Airport. Even though I was fully covered, the clothes that I was wearing were made for the coldest temperature that a very dry country can possibly experience, it wasn’t fancy like what an average “Canadian” would wear. I was having “goose bumps” all over my body due to the -24 temperature. On the bright side, it was one of my many great experiences while living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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