My name is Chen Dali. I am 40 years old this year. I have been immigrating to Canada for 5 years.
15 years ago, I quit my job as a state-owned enterprise and started traveling around the world.
I went to Germany to watch football, went to France to watch Mona Lisa, went to New Zealand parachuting, I had encountered cannibal , and I also encountered gunfire, and I died just a little bit.
Some people say I am not afraid of death, while others say I am lucky.
I think, people live in this life. Only by being brave can you see how wonderful the world is!
To be honest, I have seen such a wonderful world, and now I am dead and I have no regrets.
In 1980, I was born in Chaoshan, Guangdong. My parents, relatives and friends are both in business and often travel around the country.
Every time I come back, I bring me all kinds of fun and delicious things.
Hainan coconut sugar , Fujian mung bean cakes, Hunan sausages are all my favorites.
Since I was a child, I have been particularly envious of them. I clamored to go out with them and went out to explore the world without wanting to study.
My parents said that it was hard to do business, so I asked me to study hard, not to ask me to be rich and prosperous, but I just hope that I can find a stable job in the future and live my life easily.
I am disobedient, proficient in drawing, football, games, and fighting, but I can't read.
Mom used a plan and said that as long as I entered the top 10 of the class, I would buy me the Transformers toys I was clamoring for.
From grade 1 to grade 5 of elementary school, I have always been the top 5 in the class, which makes me very worried.
For the sake of toys, I no longer talked and ate snacks in class. I studied hard for a semester and got the 11th place. I was extremely disappointed, but I got the toy!
It turns out that when my mother saw me so serious, she had already bought toys. No matter which place I ranked, she would give it to me.
"No matter what the result is, all efforts are worthy of encouragement!"
's mother's words really encouraged me. Since then, I have not had the temptation of toys. I have studied consciously and maintained the top 5 level in the class. I have also been admitted to 211 Harbin Institute of Technology .
In school, I did not relax and study, nor did I forget to enjoy life.
was elected as the president of the student union and became the captain of the football team. Life was fast and happy.
After graduation, I followed my family's advice and successfully entered a state-owned enterprise.
Work is very leisurely, and you can drink tea and chat when you have nothing to do. You often sneak out to play before 4 o'clock.
After 2 years of scrambling to live like this, I became tired of it and hated the behavior of the leaders of state-owned enterprises.
writes materials and reports at any time. If you do something a little bit big, you have to blow it to the sky.
I am not only an employee, but also a nanny and a driver of the leader. I am often called to my leader’s house to sweep the floor and mop the floor and help him pick up and drop off the children.
How can I bear the proudness? I am a man, not a slave!
At that time, many of my relatives and friends were going abroad, and I also wanted to see the world.
As a football fan, I chose Germany for the first stop.
I watched more than a dozen football games in Germany in my poor English. It was so good that I spent all my money.
At that time, in order to attract labor, New Zealand allowed young people under 30 to work in New Zealand for one year. No matter whether you pick fruits or milk them, you can do anything, as long as you are willing to come and work.
Key New Zealand job is easy, get to work at 9am and get off at 5pm.
There is lunch break at noon and afternoon tea time. The working hours of the day are up to 6 hours, and basically no overtime work.
In New Zealand, Chinese chefs, plumbers, and electricians have an annual income of RMB 18-29,000. Even farm workers and waiters can have an annual salary of 17W
When I heard that, is there such a good thing? I flew over without saying a word and realized that there was such a beautiful place in the world!
In Auckland , the weather is pleasant, and at first glance, it is full of beautiful flowers and plants.
There are a large group of people in the orchard, including Chinese workers who are looking for money like me, local housewives, and pilots and engineers from the United States.
Everyone chatted while picking fruits, and they also talked about many couples.
What a pity, I don’t have the intention to find a girlfriend, I just want to play.
In Dawanaka Lake, a beam of light hit the lonely Wanaka tree, allowing me to encounter an incredible wonderland.
At Walter Peak Plateau Farm, I saw the farmer skillfully shearing the wool and the domineering flock of sheep. Behind the farm are the mountains covered with snow and the blue lake, which is really beautiful.
I also drove from Auckland for three hours to Rotorua, the hometown of Maori .
Maori Cultural Village has many strange shapes, with scary human face sculptures, some eyes are protruding, and some tongues are spitting outside. These are all used by Maori people to threaten the enemy.
There are more than 700,000 Maori people around the world, including 620,000 in New Zealand and 120,000 in Australia. Others are distributed in the UK, the United States and Canada.
It is said that Maori are the world-famous cannibals, but they have been no longer cannibals for more than 200 years.
’s experience in New Zealand has made me yearn for exploring this world more and full of courage.
Next stop, I came to France.
In Louvre , I saw the legendary Mona Lisa, at the Church of St. Jean Montmartre, one of the largest organ in France, and also admired the most beautiful white church in the world - the Sacred Heart Cathedral of Paris.
I have to say that France is really a romantic city. There are big waves everywhere on the streets, sexy and slim beauties kissing handsome men passionately. Seeing so many people in love, I also want to have a wife.
Stayed in France for 4 years, but my wife was not found, so I studied as a graduate student in economics.
At school, I was very eye-opening.
My roommate is African and looks really dark. I also met a few Arab rich classmates. The gold chains on them are scary and thick. I also learned that British people are really arrogant and difficult to get along with.
I have been studying for 4 years, and I have not been idle either, and have traveled all over Europe.
drove to the UK, hiked to Switzerland, and took the " Pilgrimage Road " alone during graduation trip.
The so-called pilgrimage road is the end of Santiago in Spain. The starting point is determined by you. This is a road that can only be walked once in a lifetime, and can only be completed by yourself, full of ritual.
It took me a full 20 days to finish it. When I was thirsty, I met a kind-hearted person who gave me apples. When I was hungry, strangers also invited me to their house for dinner, which made me very heartwarming. After I finished
, I had a deeper understanding of the history and culture of Europe. The thieves, robbers and murders that I feared before setting out did not happen.
Sure enough, this world is even better than I thought.
After finishing my study abroad in Europe, I got an immigration visa from Canada.
Some people may ask, why choose to immigrate to Canada?
Because Canada has good welfare, as long as you are born here, Canada will "do your best" to help you live a carefree life.
This place is not only low prices, but also one of the countries in the world that pays the most attention to food safety. In terms of education, many people may not know that Canada has become the world's number one.
The environment in Canada is even more beautiful. It is no exaggeration to say that Canadian air can be bottled and sold to China for lung cleaning.
The most important thing is that the immigration threshold here is not high, and immigration is especially welcome. 22% of the immigrant population each year, and even proposed the "Million Immigration Plan".
However, Canada is not without shortcomings.
3 years ago, I had a gunshot and almost died.
Once, I passed by Saskatchewan, and a group of indigenous young men went to the farm to steal a car in the middle of the night and were shot dead by the farmer.
At that time, I parked nearby and was almost beaten to death by the farmer who thought it was a car thief.
I have also seen it several times in Manitoba , and the indigenous young man drove and shot passers-by randomly.
Of course, Canada still has many benefits.
I work in a Canadian food company, 20,000 yuan a month. The level of work is similar to that of a domestic civil servant. The key is that I don’t have to be angry with the leader.
Here, everyone is equal.
Although there are occasional anti-Chinese situations, for example, when I go to a Taiwanese restaurant for dinner, the service I received in mainland China is not as good as that of a white man. For example, when my friend and I were taking the subway, a homeless man chased us and scolded me, scolded me from the subway door to the elevator, and then scolded me on the street. Fortunately, there are many Chinese here.
The total number of Chinese in Canada is more than 1.7 million, mostly concentrated in Toronto , Vancouver , and Montreal , these three cities.
Compared with other countries, it is easy to make Chinese friends here.
Every week, I will fish and play football with my Chinese friends. I also bought a villa with a swimming pool and organized barbecue with my friends at home.
I also married a Chinese woman from Jiangsu locally. I now have 2 children, one son and one daughter. I can say that my life is very perfect.
I have been growing over the years, growing through a period of travel.
I constantly gained touch in nature. By exploring the lifestyles of people in different regions, I discovered more possibilities in myself and made my limited life as meaningful as possible.
Looking back on the past, it is thanks to my bravery to break out of the system and challenge myself that I have today’s happy life.
is here, and I also encourage everyone to live the life they want.
The world is so big, it’s a pity not to go out and see it!
