Thank you for your comment!

All the best for your upcoming move – I wish you a smooth transition from Southeast Asia to Vancouver.

Please feel free to contact me via my website or on Twitter once you’re back in Vancouver. I host a monthly expat get-together downtown, so if you’d like to stay in touch with expats and like-minded Vancouverites, let me know! 🙂

Best regards,
Emmanuelle

Accidently i stumbled across your site on google. Very positive and inspirational full of straight forward advice.
Me personally i have emigrated to canada in 1980. Vancouver was a logging town at the time.
No culture etc. I have moved to Montreal where can not compare with the west coast. However after many years working in South East Asia and the world, away from Canada almost 10 yrs now, i am looking to come home to Vancouver for good.
I miss ,just like you said in your interview article,,the green the fresh air ,skiing in Whistler,
hiking etc.
We as expats always looking for a place and a sense of belonging just like old Europe we left.
Yes we pay high tax in Canada ,but i understood now living in Asia ,why?
Here if you get sick you have no medical coverage,the streets are dirty ,your life is always on the look out and have to be careful what you say and where you go.
In Thailand well,we say, read the smile and say nothing.
Canada in special Vancouver is a very unique and very good place to call it home.
I’ll will be returning sometimes in november and looking forward to hang my chef jacket for good in Vancouver.
Best regards
Stefano Leone