I was rambling on the issue of museums and human remains and how certain populations are more likely to have their bodies put on display to be gawked at and then went "well I guess the Pompeii casts were of Europeans. there are bones in there right?" and Googled it to make sure, at which point I confirmed that yes there are bones in there, but more interestingly DNA testing revealed that a cast of an adult holding a child everyone assumed was a mother and child were, in fact, a man and a kid entirely unrelated to him. Honestly that's more moving to me. Maybe they were connected in a way other than blood, but maybe a stranger saw a child when the world was ending and thought the one thing he could do was hold them.
Resources for immigration to Canada:
Immigrate to Canada
Immigration and citizenship
Canada Points System
Six selection factors – Federal Skilled Worker Program (Express Entry)
Skilled Occupation List Canada 2022
Articles on moving to Canada from the USA:
Moving to Canada, explained
‘Move to Canada’ threats return – but actually emigrating there is difficult
Dreaming of Moving to Canada? Here’s What to Know If You’re American
Studying in Canada:
Step by step: How to get into a Canadian university as an international student
HOW TO APPLY TO CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES
Moving from the U.S. to Study in Canada
Study in Canada: Step-By-Step Guide for International Students
For knowing basic Canadian politics:
GUIDE TO THE CANADIAN HOUSE OF COMMONS
Canada Guide: Government
Canadian Government: Structure, Type & Facts
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I know this isn’t viable for all Americans and in general I wouldn’t recommend it (given how difficult it can be) but I know a lot of vulnerable people are desperate and feeling very unsafe in the USA right now. I’m not judging anyone, which is why I am providing this information with no bias what so ever.
Americans should also know that Canada has every single systemic social issue that the USA does, so moving here is not going to necessarily get rid of these issues. They may be less severe in some ways, more severe in others but there are serious issues here, so if you are considering this please don’t uphold Canada as some kind of utopia.
I am also available anytime to answer any questions.
˙ʇɐqʇᴉnɹɟ ɐ ǝɯoɔǝq oʇ pǝpᴉɔǝp ǝʌ,I
Here’s a video so you can hear the water and the thrushes. I took it for you because you couldn’t be there. <3
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
remember those who could not make it to today. honor their memory. live for them.
this year, more than ever. remember those who have perished. live for them. live for yourself. existence is resistance
Water Lilies painted by Claude Monet (1840 - 1926)