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I left my town of Victoria, British Columbia, to follow a childhood dream of mine to conquer the east of Canada and more particularly: Montréal.
I have been living there for the past 2.5 years and must say I don’t regret moving here one bit. This City has been welcoming and full of opportunities.
Here are a few things I love about Montréal and that you may want to consider if you want to move there.
1 — Its diversity
The first neighborhood I lived in was Côte des Neiges for two years. It is home of two universities, a busy center road with all the stores you may need, and more admirably it is home to 160 ethnicities. Over 50% of its resident were not born in Canada — just like me ! — making it an ideal place for newcomers in Montréal.
When living there, you will see a great diversity of people coming with their own cultures, colors, languages and no visible minorities as everyone is bringing different backgrounds. You will find that level of diversity it in its restaurants, going from Indian, Vietnamese, Thai, Cubin etc.
I have been loving this feeling of Montréal being a “melting pot” of cultures which you can learn a lot from by interacting with the local communities and attended events they host.
