The Alchemist

This article, written by Peggy Grant, described to us how hard a foreigner’s life can be. A Japanese immigrant named Emiko gathered in enough courage to ask her Canadian neighbor to teach her some English so she can pass the test to receive her Canadian citizenship. Her Canadian neighbor was Peggy and every morning for six months, Emiko and Peggy studied, laughed and spent the quality time together. On the exam day, with Peggy’s help, she passed the test after two consecutive tries and received her much wanted Canadian citizenship.

Picture yourself from another country, working 2 jobs and trying to feed and care for your two children. I admire the amount of courage she had to walk up to a neighbor t...