When you say Canada, the first idea that comes to your mind is the snow. You think that you will live in the ice age, miss the sun for the rest of your life and the warmth is a feeling you won’t feel again. That's also what I thought, but now after one year of living in Canada I can tell this common idea is wrong.
Canada has a “normal” climate; it’s not really normal, but it has four seasons that each one gives you a chance to feel. The winter begins with a little cold then becomes freezing, snow covers the land, and going outside is the worst idea that comes to your mind. Sometimes I think I'm going to see penguins stroll in the streets! But even if the temperature is under zero there is always a way to enjoy Canada. I remember I went to the Bayfront during a snow storm and I was surprised it was packed with people who were skating. So don’t worry, if you like winter sports you are in the right place.
After this suffering, the spring starts, giving nature permission to start its celebration. The land wears its green dress, switching itself to an amazing picture that the best artist in the world couldn’t draw. The summer comes making the temperature go up and the humidity become unbearable. In this time you start to miss the winter with some wishes to have a little cold. The only solution for overcoming this heat is going outside to the beach or parks and having fun all the time.The summer here is full of activities. After that the fall begins, colouring the tree leaves with purple, white, yellow and many different colours, to make an incredible image. Unfortunately, that's just for a short time; then nature starts to die and take off its clothes preparing itself for winter.
The weather makes you feel the cold, the heat and the beauty and lets you enjoy every moment of your life in Canada.
Read Assaf is a student in the LINC program at Mohawk College. He studied tourism and hotel management at Al-Baath University of Syria. He is looking forward to learning how to skate.
