Carr, Justyna. Maryia Lesiv with Christina Robarts interviewing Justyna Carr on her experiences living as a new Canadian in Newfoundland and Labrador, January 29, 2013.

• Main Authors: Lesiv, Mariya, Robarts, Christina
• Other Authors: Carr, Justyna
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Migration/settlement; Social beliefs; practices and customs; Personal experience narratives; People; Carr; Justyna; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_oral/id/118

Justyna Carr interviewed by Mariya Lesiv with Christina Robarts on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, on the topic of her experiences as a new Canadian in Newfoundland and Labrador. Justyna talks about where and when she was born in Poland (00:29); describes her educational background and how she began studying the English language (1:19); how she came to the decision to move to the United States through a language exchange program and then later to Newfoundland (4:39); talking about getting a job with a book publisher and moving to Canada (7:06); explaining about her experience living in Toronto Canada (7:59); talking about her experience living in a different lifestyle more glamorous than what she was accustomed to (9:16); how this experience changed her life and her world view (10:32); how she knew she could never go home and the cultural differences between Canada and Poland (11:24); talking about being caught between these two different worlds (13:25); her relationship with her husband and more cultural differences between Poland and Canada (15:50); how long she lived with the family that invited her to Canada (18:22); talking about moving to Newfoundland to attend Memorial University to do her masters is second language education (19:20); her experiences living in Newfoundland (20:50); talking about going back home and her reaction to the culture in Poland: the different ways people talk that come across as being rude, the unfriendliness she experienced in Poland, the noise of the streets, and the way people drive (21:17); finding a job in Newfoundland on and off of the University campus (25:50); the problems she faced becoming a certified teacher (29:00); finding a job teaching ESL (30: 28); the differences of maternity leave between Canada and Poland (32:45); what her husband does for work and how she met him (33:46); how she feels as an outsider living in Newfoundland, not sure what she considers as home (35:51); hardships she had living in Newfoundland: travel, friends , and being alone (38:30); talking about ...