Saying thanks to two places I call home

Standing here atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia, I think I must be stark staring mad! With this view, this beautiful city, this glorious weather, how could anyone leave this place?!

Still, as amazing as Sydney is, Winnipeg won me over eight years ago – its lifestyle, sense of community and accessibility, the cultural diversity, the arts and the seasons, the mix of old and new landscapes, and the multitude of possibilities and opportunities. Winnipeg is truly a ‘people’ city, very welcoming, very natural, and easy to call home.

So, I ask myself, if Winnipeg – and for that matter, Canada – is so fantastic, why have I not yet taken out Canadian citizenship? My life is there, my future, and I am involved in the community. But citizenship? Well, that’s something completely different.

It’s not that I don’t want to, but there is one major complicating factor ...

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