Harlick, Anna. Christina Robarts interviewing Anna Harlick on her experiences living as a new Canadian in Newfoundland and Labrador, March 1, 2013.

• Main Author: Robarts, Christina
• Other Authors: Harlick, Anna
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Migration/settlement; Social beliefs; practices and customs; Personal experience narratives; People; Harlick; Anna; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_oral/id/80

Ania interviewed by Christina Robarts on Friday, March 1, 2013 on the topic of her experiences as a new Canadian living in Newfoundland and Labrador. Ania talks about her background , where she was born and where her family comes from in Poland (00:16); where she went to school and different places she has lived (00:49); where her family members still live(1:15); what languages she speaks and when she learned them (1:41); when and why she came to Canada (2:24); what her reaction was coming to Canada and cultural differences she observed (3:49); living in the university’s residence and realizing that she can understand what people are saying in English (8:00); more cultural differences that she noticed: church mass, eating big meals in the evening versus in the middle of the day (9:36); what she likes about Canada (11:30); what she does not like about Canada (20:39); how she involves herself in the community (27:32); does she interact with the international community (31:48); why she thinks some immigrants only interact with other immigrants (34:48); what holidays she celebrates and the traditions she follows (36:13); what Canadian holidays she has adopted and what she does to celebrate them (44:55); talks about International Women’s Day (47:31); ways in which she maintains culture and/or traditions (51:20); why does she think it is important to keep up these traditions and why she chooses to maintain them (59:34); how often she keeps in contact with her home country and the means of communications she uses (1:02:40); talks about going home for the first time after coming to Canada and what cultural differences she observed is discussed till the end of the interview (1:04:08).