... My mother was a young woman in her early twenties when she crossed the Atlantic alone, arriving at Pier 21 in Halifax, before taking the train to Montreal, and then Toronto. She was the youngest daughter of six children, and had never before this experience traveled away from her familiar neighborhood of Kalogonia (literally "the good corner") in Sparti, Greece. However, she was of a time when dowries were expected of families by grooms. Appreciating how hard her parents worked, she chose to leave home to alleviate this future obligation when she, one day, would marry. Having limited education, no English language, little money and few other family members abroad... I am often amazed when I consider the journey upon which she embarked. ... und so weiter
Wir waren auch schon an Pier 21 das Museum besuchen. Es war ein mulmiges Gefühl wenn man sich in die Personen hineinzuversetzen versucht, die damals hier angekommen sind.
Das Kanada Forum
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20.10.2012 19:45
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