We found out Jamal and Hiba will not be offered a full time French course from the government until November. So in the meantime I have found them an adult education centre where they are taking beginner English classes every morning. They are very excited to be in school and learning. They have found a …
We have been to their pool several times while it has been so hot. Hiba only would dip her feet as she didn’t have the right clothes. One day Jamal surprised her by buying her a burkini! She is so happy! Now she can swim with us.
Jamal and Hiba’s apartment building had a problem with bed bugs. An exterminator had visited twice but they took matters into their own hands and told me they were moving! They left most of the furniture behind and have bought new mattresses, sofas, and table and chairs. The salesman at the Brick was from Syria …
Today we managed to strike off 2 items from our to do list. Jamal and Hiba both saw a dentist (I took the kids to a park to play for the hour) and Hiba’s glasses needed replacing. I found an optician who speaks Arabic and Hiba’s new glasses were updated and ready within the hour. …
Ramadan is finishing next week. The celebrations at the end of Ramadan are called Eid and all the family needs to have new clothes. They managed to find clothes for both adults on St Catherine Street but couldn’t find clothes for their children. While looking they wandered into a shop and saw some nice clothes …
It has been very hot here in Montreal. Jamal has found an air conditioner to purchase for $25 from a friend. He called for help to transport it so Karl went with our car to help him get it into their apartment. They will be much more comfortable now! Their part time French courses are …
Ramadan starts next week. As Muslims Jamal and Hiba will both fast from sunrise to sunset for a month. It will be a difficult month in the middle of summer with long days in Canada!
I joked about the weather being too hot to cook. Hiba found that very funny – I think that excuse doesn’t work in Syria!
After being here 3 months Jamal remembered that he is allowed to have his name on the Koodo bill rather than mine. So he reminded me and we went together to the kiosk in the mall to change it over. Here is a photo of the family playing in our local park. We are happy …
The family has now been here for nearly two months and they are getting settled into the Canadian way of life …in this time they have had experience of our famous Montreal winters, a trip to Ikea, maple taffy and their French is coming along, thanks to daily French classes. They are also learning that …