For this couple, it was a very easy decision to come to 91原创 for their children鈥檚 education
Every newcomer鈥檚 decision to come to 91原创 is unique and personal. In this series, Landed, we highlight four stories of newcomers who have made the decision to make 91原创 their home. This time, we meet Karen and Toshi, who came to 91原创 from Hong Kong for their children鈥檚 education and for their future retirement.
Every newcomer鈥檚 decision to come to 91原创 is unique and personal. In this series, Landed, we highlight four stories of newcomers who have made the decision to make 91原创 their home. This time, we meet Karen and Toshi, who came to 91原创 from Hong Kong for their children鈥檚 education and for their future retirement.
鈥淲e actually had a long-term plan about where we would like to raise our kids before they were born. We wanted to provide them with an environment where they could be multilingual 鈥擩apanese, Cantonese and English 鈥 so we would live in Japan and Hong Kong, which was my hometown. But I knew that when they were older, I really appreciated the learning environment in 91原创.
鈥淚t is not as competitive here and much more relaxed and encouraging to grow as a person, and there are more education options. So, in the summer of 2020, when our two daughters were teenagers, knowing in a few years they would be in university, we came to 91原创.
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鈥淟ike other parents, we are just trying our best to provide what we can to help our kids build a happier, healthier and more successful future. We believe 91原创 provides our family with an environment for education and a work-life balance, as well as thinking of our own future in terms of retirement planning.
鈥淲e wanted a bank that offers a spectrum of products that can flexibly accommodate our financial needs. More importantly, as newcomers what we needed the most is a dedicated and supportive banker, and we are glad we found one at CIBC.
鈥淎nd, on top of everything, 91原创 is more spacious 鈥 inside the house and outside the house. This is also the type of environment that we鈥檒l really enjoy when we retire 鈥 well, probably will enjoy. It was a very easy decision to come here.鈥 鈥Karen
鈥淭he decision to move to 91原创 was made before 2020 and before COVID-19. That time was terrible, it left us with so little opportunity to prepare well. Nothing could be arranged in a normal way. We arrived in July, and we were in quarantine for two weeks and stayed with family, then we did renovations on the house before finally moving in.
That is when it really felt like the beginning of our new life. But a lot of things are still not organized yet.鈥 鈥Toshi
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鈥淲hat we can say is that we are really taking our time to get settled. In our daily lives, we are very comfortable, but in terms of home decorations and the garden being well done 鈥 no, not yet. But I feel like I can鈥檛 rush. One step at a time. We feel like this is our home, but I can make it feel more like home.鈥 鈥Karen
鈥淟ife here is more relaxing. I do more exercise here than when I was in Hong Kong or Japan. There are a lot of good trails to walk, jog and bicycle around our home. There was only so much we could do in Hong Kong. It was too hot.
鈥淭he first year, I found winter and shoveling the snow was manageable, and it is not super cold here. But I had nothing to do for exercise in winter until last year when I found an indoor pool near our home, so I started to go there to swim.鈥 鈥Toshi
鈥淲hat Toshi is saying goes back to that idea of us taking things step by step. We are taking the time to find what is available around us rather than being stressed about the things we cannot control.鈥 鈥Karen
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