I, like many of you, moved to the United States with my husband for his work. The culture shock from Vancouver to Houston TX was enormous! I share many of your sentiments that living here has made me even more Canadian! We have resided in Austin for the past 5 years - a dynamic, laid back, wonderful place to be. Texas has been good to us and we both have careers that we love. We still miss our family and friends and the soul that is Canada. It just takes our trip home once a year to bring it out again!

Bev A., Austin TX, British Columbia
May 7, 2008
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We have been in the States for 9 years (8 in Wisconsin), and live in the Fox Cities (Appleton). We go home a couple of times a year but we love it here in WI. Life here is very close, people wise, to Canadian living. We are from Huntsville, Ontario, a couple of hours north of Toronto.

Work brought us here and there are other Canadians here as well, working for the same company. There are also many of our friends that are Honourary Canadians. We have a Canada Day party every year, and we this year we are going for #9.

We would love to hear from other Canadians and join any sort of Canada group in the state.

Heather B., Appleton WI
April 16, 2008
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I grew up in New Brunswick and moved to St Paul, MN in 2000 to attend Hamline University. I ended up finding a job - and my husband! We have a 2-year old daughter who will definitely know lots about her Canadian heritage! What do I miss? Poutine, ketchup chips, Hockey Night in Canada, and of course my family, and best friend.

Ali P., Cottage Grove MN
April 8, 2008
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I was born in Halifax and raised all over Canada (Dad was in the Navy), but "home" to me is in Ontario. I moved to Orlando, FL in November 2001 after being unable to find a job in my field back home. I'd never been to Florida but just thought it sounded like a cool place to live. Glad I had that thought because I met my husband here, and we married in 2005. He is American, and I am still a Canadian citizen, but I'm starting to look into getting my Green Card because I'm tired of obtaining work visas.

I miss Canada immensely (My entire family is still there), and luckily I get to go back at least once a year. Like many of you, I try to stock up on the good stuff when I'm there (Aero bars, Smarties, Laura Secord chocolates, etc.). I do enjoy life in Florida (mainly due to the warm weather and nature at my doorstep), but I really miss northern weather and Canadian attitudes! It's nice to know I'm not alone!

Kirsten P., Orlando FL, Ontario
April 2, 2008
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I'm a Canadian who recently moved to Dallas after attending grad school in Washington, DC. I was born in Ottawa and spent time in St. John's and Sherbrooke, QC before settling in Buffalo, NY.

Even though I've been in the U.S over 20 years, I never gave up my Canadian citizenship and still have family in Niagara-On-The-Lake and Saskatoon.

Having been feeling nostalgic for Canadian culture, I'm really looking forward to meeting some of my fellow countrymen.

Sath K., Lewisville TX
March 26, 2008
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I proudly call myself a "CanAmericAdian." I was born and raised in Vancouver, B.C. and moved to California some 50+ years ago. I remain a Canadian citizen and will always be proud to called a Canadian by those who need to know my nationality. I was schooled in U.S. Universities, served in the U.S. Army in Germany during the cold war and worked my entire business career in California, retiring as a corporate Risk Manager 10 years ago. I am married to wonderful American gal who also loves Canada but who would never leave California, so here I will stay.

Bill P., Petaluma CA, British Columbia
March 19, 2008
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