I came to Canada 12 years ago from Chengdu, China, as a high school student, and slowly made Ontario my home. I went to school in North Bay, where I got familiar with life (somewhat) up north. Then I moved to London, Ontario, for my graduate school training at Western University, followed by postdoctoral training in neuroscience in Ottawa. Finally, I am now settling in Mississauga. Like many people here, I have gone through the whole immigrant journey, from completely "fresh