In case you were unclear on this:

[arethinn]

Yes, I really moved to Canada.

Yes, this has already happened (over three weeks ago, in fact).

Yes, my stuff is here and everything (except my car, which hopefully I am picking up on Tuesday the 30th).

No, I am not coming back to California any time soon, Thanksgiving (November) at the earliest (insert angst about whether people even give a shit about this).

No, I don't have my own apartment/house yet where I could be contacted. I still don't have a Social Insurance number (= SSN) so I can't legally work yet. Hopefully I should have that no later than June 12th, but until then I am an unproductive lump. Even when I have that, I doubt I am going to immediately convince a renter to rent to me, since I won't have any work history or a cosigner, so I'm guessing September, maybe. And stuff. Good vibes appreciated, since living here is not only cramped, but annoying.

Comments

[azraelgrrl.livejournal.com]

even still these people *Bruce* included not only let you into their home but also sponsored you ( or that was my understanding from *G* cuz it caused a major ripple when he told me as we were still dating then).

So Bruce be damned he still vouched for you and that is a damn nice thing. I am sure they would like nothing more then to have their space to themselves as well. They will be your family soon and your going to have to learn to get along with them as best you can. You might end up getting pretty lonely here with no one to surround yourself with.

[starlightforest.livejournal.com]

No, no one in this house sponsored me. I was "skilled worker" class, in other words I got admitted on my own merits. For "family class" Gord would have had to be my sponsor (only certain relationships are close enough, aside from spouses, it's parents, siblings and I think maybe grandparents), and we would have had to already be married, or else prove that we intended to marry within 90 days after I entered Canada. When I applied in 2003, under the rules at the time he couldn't have qualified to sponsor me anyway.

It is nice that they let me into their house, but I've stayed for ca. 1 month twice before, so I think they think of this as an extended visit. Rob is hardly ever here anyway. It's not a question of not getting along, really. We all stay out of each others' way for the most part. It's a lot less annoying than all the times I didn't have a car, for one thing.