5 Stages of Returning Home as an Immigrant | Canada to Philippines
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- čas přidán 6. 04. 2023
- Welcome to my vlog about the five stages of coming home as an immigrant. I'm sorry this took so long to post; I've needed some time to digest my emotions since returning to Canada.
But anyway, in this video, I wanted to explain what and how I felt upon my return and offer some insight to those who might be going through a similar situation.
With that, let us explore the five stages of returning home: excitement, rediscovering my roots, reverse culture shock, sadness, and acceptance. Enjoy!
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Oh man, the homesickness hits like a ton of bricks at the airport. I still vividly remember the time I was flying back to Canada, and I swear, I was on the verge of tears the entire journey. My seatmate on the plane must've thought I was a mess. It's just so darn hard saying goodbye, especially when I left my mom back then, who was battling cancer.
State 4 and 5 is the worst. Because after getting used to and reconnected to the lifestyle, I start to fall inlove with it. Because I remember how peaceful and simple it is. I also miss my family who I love so much. When I’m in my last weeks and days, I start to feel waves of sadness that grows stronger each day as it gets closer to the day I leave. Because I try to spend as much happy and quality time, but the though and the anticipation of myself leaving soon makes me so emotional and sad. just got back home here in Canada, reminiscing details of what happened each day of the trip to cope of the sadness of going back to reality, Especially the night before I left, I bursted into tears when I saw my grandma, knowing I wont get to hug her anytime soon and painfully knowing she won’t have much time, and I woudn’t be able to spend as much time as I would want. Laying in bed, jet lagged, about to start University tomorrow, and also thinking of buying a ticket for next year again, as I don’t want to return every 3 or more years anymore, because too much change is happening, lesser memories and time I get.
Not count the days, but make the days count. Solid!
You got it! Cherishing the moments in between! ☺️♥️
I went back home to the Philippines for a month and just got back to my city in Canada 3 days ago. The last time I went home was 6 years ago and I was too young to properly process the fact that I was leaving. I'm also an only child and I've been finding myself constantly checking for tickets so i can go home next year. I know it isn't likely because I'll be starting university soon, but I can't seem to take my mind off it. I know it's life and that this is how things go, but I can't help but hope that this isn't the end. I know there's a lot to do and I have a lot of things to still achieve in my life. But I can't seem to find the motivation or desire to do the things I once loved to do. I've come to realize how unhappy I am here, how lonely it seems to be so far away from the people who made me the happiest I've ever been. I love my friends. I really do. But, this is my family. The people who have shown me time and time again that no matter how many mistakes I make, they'll be there to help me get back on track. I haven't told them how I'm feeling because I don't want to bother them with my problems, especially when it's because I miss them. They know I do and I know they miss me too. I just wish I wasn't 10 thousand kilometers away from the people I love. From the cousins who make me feel alive. From my family.
My favorite video as well!!! Felt all the feels again through your narration 💯 hug hug lovey!
Yayyy.. glad that you were able to recharge even if its only for three weeks. Your family is amazing. ❤❤❤
This is honestly how I felt when I went from Vancouver back to Toronto (home), I totally get you.
Im sorry i cant finish watching the video.being abroad is definitely not easy🥺🥺
True 🙌
Awwwwww totally understandable, every time I watch this I get teary-eyed too cos I feel like I’m reliving the experience hahaha 🥹🥰 I didn’t realize I cried that much the entire trip haha! 😅
Waaaaah! Thank you so much for this, Miss Rach! ☺️🤍✨ Thank you for sharing such wonderful moments with your family back home. 🇵🇭✨ Really appreciate your narration about your adventure back home, it was absolutely so nice hearing your voice plus your witty remarks really got me chortling! 😂 Anyway, I wish you all the best there is in this lifetime, Miss Rach! 😚💕 God bless you and your family eternally! 🤍
Warmest hugs (it's definitely very warm here as of the moment 😅✌️) from one of your subscribers here in the Philippines. 🇵🇭💛✨ -Rob
Thank you so much Rachel, Investing is not for everybody, you just need a strong stomach too see your portfolio go down. It might be wiser for a novice to start with Index investing, but it is not easy. My point is that when investing you need education first. To invest in growth stocks it is another level, definitely you need to know what are you doing.
From my own point of view, you need to invest smartly if you need the good things of life. so far i've made over $255k in raw profits from just 6 months into the market from my diversified portfolio strategy and i believe anyone can do it you have the right strategy, mutual funds takes long time but investing smartly is the key for short term. Most of us tend to pay more attention to the shiniest position in the market to the cost of proper diversification.
This is a phenomenal advice for a new stock traders and investors who want that quick short term game, but don't see the light at the end of the tunnel.
@Evgenia Novikov My portfolio is very much diversified so it's not like i have a particular fund i invest in, plus i dont do that by myself. i follow the trades of Mrs Karen Gaye Gray. She is a popular broker you might have heard of. I can correctly say she's worth her salt as a financial advisor as her diversification skills are top notch, because i see that in her results as my portfolio grows by averages of 10 to 15% on a monthly basis, unlike i can say for my IRA which has just been trudging along, my portfolio just mirrors what she trades and not just on some particular industries of my choosing.
By following her trades do you mean copying her trades? I have heard about copying trades
@@Louisharvey56 Yes, exactly. It's all programmatic and automated, plus it's relatively much easier to set up and connect my accounts than creating a financial plan and drafting investment strategies myself, my account just mirrors her trades in realtime.
Aww. Such a precious moment! This got me teary! I miss my family back home too.
Hope you get reunited with them soon 🥹♥️
Totally can relate! Im an immigrant too and had very similar experience!
Beautiful Video, Rachel. :) More power to you!
Thank you for watching love! More power to you as well 💪💪
Immediately subscribed after watching this video while looking for video title inspirations! Couldn't have put it in better words--it sums up perfectly what I felt going back home to the Philippines after 7 years this summer (esp the part about mosquitoes, kuya taho upgrading, and late night family walks AHAHAH) ❤
Looking forward to more vlogs about going home to Pinas. 😊
I feel like the longer you stay during the vacation, the longer the sadness lingers. Last year in June, my mom and I went home to the Philippines and we stayed for two months. It’s already April yet I’m still homesick and I miss my family. As an only child it hurts to be away from the family you love and the country you cherish. Especially because we live in the Midwest, it’s hard to meet other Filipinos and have Filipino food. I’ve been searching for tickets to the Philippines like a maniac recently even though I know we won’t be able to go home this year since the tickets are expensive. I’ve been relying on videos like this to deal with homesickness, so thank you for posting this. It was really beautiful 🫶
Hello Hello 👋 I've been looking in the comments of this video hoping I'd find one like this. I know you said you still feel homesick, but do you have any advice? Ways to stop feeling that way even if it's just for a little bit? Because I just got back to my city after a month in the Philippines. I turned 18 there and spent majority of my time surrounded by my cousins. Since I'm an only child, everything's just silent here. My parents have come to accept it, but I can't seem to. The last time I went home, I was 12 and didn't fully process what it meant to leave. What was in store for me. I haven't been able to get my mind off of it and am hoping someone can tell me something, anything to get my mind off it. Because all I've been doing the past 3 days is laying on my bed and crying.
Love your narration! ❤
I'm so glad! Thank you for watching ♥️
Haaa Finally... So happy to see you🥰😆
Ahhhh, always happy to see you around Tharun! ☺️🤗
Got teary over these realizations that are yet to come tho. 🥹😍 Will be flying to Canada next month to start my International studies. I hope to get involved with you, Rachel! Been watching your vlogs with my sister since 2021. 🙆🏻♀️ God bless you and thank you for being an inspiration to many! Mabuhay! ❤️
I feel you.
Leaving the Philippines for Canada was fun and also missing the simpler times before I left.
Becoming Canadian is a blessing. Although I still miss the Philippines, a normal feeling when you’re going through your own journey.
Carry on and know that being human is a beautiful thing.
Sending good vibes from MTL. 🇨🇦😊
As always, nice vlog with kurot (family and mixed emotions). Galing 👏👏
We love a little bit of that kurot 😜🥹 MMK styles 🤣
It's sooo much better to have sister/brother here. I'm happy for you! 😊👏
It definitely lightens the mood and just knowing that I have them around, makes me so happy ☺️♥️
ahhhkkkkk so proud of you since day1 ate Rachelle
Thank you so much dear for being there since day 1, I appreciate you so much!!! ☺️♥️
This is a great video, got teary eyed though 😘
Thank you so much for watching and sending you hugs 🤗
Yay! You guys are so brave🎉😊
Thank you dear, we try 🥹♥️
Those wearing 😎 at the airport are
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Welcome back to Van City Rachel
Happy to be back dear! ☺️🇨🇦
Relatable ❤
Thank you 🙏
Super nice vlog.. Kapag nagtagal kaya gagaling din kami mag English katulad mo ms rachel.😅😅😅 Galing mo po mag vlog and very informative 👍👍👍
Very relatable! Two years ago, I just moved two hours away from home to another city in my own country, and the stages were exactly the same. The good news is, there comes a time at which ones feels a sense of belonging to everyone and everything and everywhere at the same exact time, and that feeling is absolutely one of a kind.
Tagalog muna ako. 😂 saya naman may kasama ka nang family dyan! Haha! Been watching your vlog since i started planning to move abroad, 2019. Haha still in MNL but like your sister I'll be moving with my fam but in australia by the end of the year! Yikes! wifey wanted to be nearer MNL and hindi namin kaya canada winter 😅Happy for you and your journey, Learned alot from your vids! Planning to make vlogs about our experiences down under! Keep it up! Thank you for sharing and giving people "leaving home" inspiration! 😊 Go dragons! 😁
As an OFW myself of almost 7 years (I left home when I was 21), this video is so spot on!! 100% me when I finally came home again after 4 years last December. #3 is so real. I’m at “home” but I feel alienated, I almost feel like a Karen which was not a good feeling. I just wish people back home can get a better quality of life because Filipinos all so deserve it.
Thank you for sharing a glimpse of home. I miss Manila as well. Hoping to go home soon after getting or PR. Cheers!
Domingo Family of Saskatoon
You’re so welcome! I’m very proud to call PH my home 🏠 even though I’m living in Canada. I hope you get your PR soon so you can book your flight right after 🙏🥳
I love thiss !!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much!!! Really enjoyed piecing this together 🤗
I’m a PR in manitoba since May 2023. I kinda broke down before i discovered this video. The way Canada’s economy is at the moment and cant help but compare my life then in Cebu and now here.--Truly is a feeling of bricks going down on you when times are tough. However this video I kinda of gave me hope that it’s going to be okay for me. I soon would like to relocate in Calgary after my citizenship and hoping my life there would shed some colour and excitement I miss lot living in the big city. But here i am for now…hoping and living.
Such a beautiful video
Thank you so much! 🤗🙏
We migrated to vancouver when I was 14, now 14 years later, im fnally going back home this dec
Definitely the crying for me too. 🥺🥺🥺😭
Woohoo definitely happy to be here with you, bro and thanks for being a beaming light of support ❤
And you’re right-lots of things can change over time. Home can evolve but the Philippines will always have a special place in us 😊
Welcome to YVR bro! So proud of you for DIYing the whole process and for persevering through the highs and lows of it. Always got your back bro but I know you will do great 🤗💪♥️ you know where to find me hehe 😜
I'm coming back after 7 years in June and I'm so anxious about being back- 18 year old me's like a stranger to 25 year old me now 🥺
2:03 OMG IK WHERE THAT IS !! I LIVE NEARBY !!
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I absolutely love your videos! I have been bingeing them and got my study permit approved recently. I'm so excited and so grateful for the info you share 😁 Thank you ♥
Oh my! A huge congratulations 🥳 I hope you treat yourself to something nice for a job well done ☺️♥️ Wishing you a smooth and fun-filled adventure in Canada ☺️
this video made me so sad, i miss my family 😭😭😭
Awwww it’s definitely a tearjerker typa video 🥹♥️
I think this is the most personal and emotional vlog that you posted ever since I started following your channel and I super loved it! You made us really relate and connect with you. I can't wait to watch more of your videos. Kudos to you!! :)
You’re right! This is the most personal video I’ve put out yet and I’m happy I get to share these thoughts with you all ☺️🥰 I feel like a weight has been lifted ☺️
I love this kind of videos. Thank you for the amazing content as always ❤️
Thank you for giving me a piece of your time ☺️🤗♥️ Means a lot!!
10:31 Yay! Congrats to your sister!!🎉 Back to the moment when we we’re planning for our siblings to come here, mission accomplished! 🥳
Again, love watching your videos, Rache! ❤
OMG yaaa Ate, I remember venting this to you haha - we got through eventually! 😊♥️ So proud of our siblings making their dent in Canada, I’m sure they’ll fly high! 🤗 hope your brother is settling in nicely and congrats to him again! 🥳
if i could turn back time... i would've probably stayed in Manila but then again, so much has happened to me in Canada, good and bad, turning me into a better and stronger person.. it's a really confusing thought.. i want to leave but then I dont.
Wow, this got me teary eyed. What a beautiful video. It's been around 8 months since I left the Philippines to study here in Canada. I miss home 😢
Awww I can imagine what it must be like for you, and I hope you know you’re doing so well! Hoping you’re settling in nicely ☺️♥️
I have been waiting for your return! This really sums it all up. Ive been living in Singapore since 2005 but whenever i go back home for vacation, these realizations always happen. Remember my first message to you? Just a quick update - we got approved!!🎉🙏🏼
Rachel, you were one of the few reasons why we got the courage to take a leap of faith and go thru the DIY journey. We never expected it to be that easy but i guess we just had the right timing.
kyusi reppin!
kyusi is the place to be 😎♥️
You’ve very eloquently shown the confusion my little family had been experiencing for the past 10 years every time we visit the country. Cheers to you, Rachelle.
why am I bawling?! huhu immigrant problems
Sending virtual tight hugs 🤗
Where is the Villa Resort? Thank you for your vdeos. God bless you..
We already here London Ontario SP & OWP.
Hi dear, awww thanks for asking! We went to Wl Jardin in Batangas, it’s so beautiful! ♥️☺️
How are you liking London ON so far? No way, my sister also came here on a SP + OWP + SP (minor) combo! 😻
Admire you for all the achievements and i feel you going home and leaving ur family to go back to reality that the sad part .. Happy for you too coz ur sister and her family are here ❤
Yes, it was definitely sad leaving them again and simmering back to normalcy in what’s now my “new life” in Canada🙁 it creeps in every once in a while, but I know I’m doing this for a greater purpose (like making videos like this!) 😌 but hopefully the family comes to visit here, that would be amazing! ♥️🥰
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Love this video, congrats to your sister and her family.
Thank you so much, I’ll let her know ☺️♥️
Love this video, makes me missed my fam back home.❤
Awww I hope you see them again soon 🥹♥️ sending hugs!
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@@rrdancel hello ate . I always watching your videos when I was there in the Philippines. Now I’m here in my dream Country Canada 🇨🇦 almost 1month already 🥹🥰
Me in 3 months OMFG I KENNATT
I enjoyed this video to the fact that i would be leaving the Philippines to live in canada as well this month. It made me realise how exciting yet sad it is to leave your country you've lived all of your life, and to finally get the chance to fly back again for almost 5 years being in canada, I really hope you had fun Ate! You deserve it, and I wish i could meet you one day once I'm finally there in canada! 💗
It was def an emotional experience for me but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Seeing my parents and being with my sisters, what a feeling.
But OMG, it’s gonna be an exciting journey for you! Welcome to Canada in a month or so! ♥️🤗 You’ll do great, I know it! And always here too if you have any questions ☺️
This is my favorite video of yours. I'm not from the Philippines and yet I felt so nostalgic thinking about home. Im so happy for you
Hello Rachel! I would like to know your insights about my becoming a mature student there in Canada since I am turning 35 years old this year. Will I be eligible, and will it be practical? Or I would rather apply for PR directly? I hope to hear your invaluable thoughts about this. Thank you in advance!
i moved here in vancouver a few days ago, i would want to meet you in person and have good conversation with you 😊😊😊
Omg, which part of Vancouver are you at?? The days are getting better and better, maybe we should go on a coffee date soon! ☺️♥️ let’s set it up!
Oh my gosh! I'll take this chance to be the second commentor. This is an amazing video. Just wanted you to know that your videos are always so inspiring and informative. I really appreciate and admire your work. Wishing you good graces and an advance Happy Easter! Laban sa life, Rachel!
Oh my, thank you so much 🥹♥️ I really enjoy making these type of videos and sharing all these learnings to help others out in their journey 🇨🇦☺️ Appreciate your kind words!
Hi Rach...been months watching ur vlogs and I'm thankful for ideas. I'm planning to study Vancouver but I'm finding a residency to rent or cheaper place to stay or cheapest immigration. Will you help me? Planning to study music or early childhood. How can I connect with u. I'm trying to connect u in messenger
That was only 5 yrs of being away, how about 17 yrs ago😊
This hits hard especially after I just got back from Cambodia. As of writing, this is my third day back and I'm doing my best to keep busy and return to my normal routine. It's hard too given the massive timezone difference. As soon as I got off the Uber and carried my stuff inside my apartment, I bawled my eyes off. It was such a drastic change from having a noisy household to complete silence. The feeling was hard enough that it made me re-evaluate what I wanted from this path, was it worth it all if I meant that I would live so far from people that I love? I'm heading into the last semester of my degree and I'm so nervous about everything that comes afterward. Thank you for sharing your story, it sure has made mine more comforting to know that others are in the same boat.
Hey just wanna ask you a question. My study visa has been approved and my school starts in September. Can i come to canada 2 months before school starts? Thank you
As per IRCC’s website, there is no set time frame for you to arrive in Canada before you begin your studies. Just make sure to give yourself ample time to adjust prior to your first day of school ☺️♥️
www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/prepare-arrival.html
Hi ate. Is it okay if I stay more than 30 days in Philippines if I am a permanent resident in canada? Still a Philippine Passport holder
Sana po mapansin
i cried at stage 4 :(
Sending virtual hugs 🤗♥️ that’s the part that gets me the most too 🥹
A person can change overnight if her mind set is focus and not being honest on where you came from, it's like you just pick up the habits, characteristic of a Western mentality way of living like entering another Planet in which we called Earth, We Filipinos are simple, humble people, it is easy for us to adapt the Western ways. To me foreigners colonize the Philippines in the past and change our ways. Culture, Lnguage, religion even our names. I am still proud to be a Filipino. By birth you are still a Filipino not a Canadian.
@@rr_dancell Do you agree or disagree, We are still Asians at the eyes of Canadian or Americans.
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Hello! 🤗 Thanks for being here and for dropping a comment 👋
Please make a comparison of Philippines now vs Canada now ❤
Writing ✍️ it down as I comment on this 😜 thanks for the suggestion Justine! ♥️
Gano po katotoo yung videos ng ibang vloggers na nagsasabing marami daw mga Canadians na gusto nang umalis jan sa Canada?? And Canada daw po is not the same Canada anymore? 😅
there's no place like home...
You said it! 🥹🇵🇭
@@rrdancel laban lang po🫶🏻🫰☺️
If you think 5 years is a long time, try 43. You’re culturally shocked only when you want to be.
I think to say “you’re rediscovering your roots” is too dramatic for being away for only 5 years.
One tries to discover his or her roots if he/she had been born in a foreign land at least or been in a country for at least more than a generation or more within centuries even, that had no idea of what their country of origin is like. Case in point: Trudeau may want to “re-discover his roots” by going to France.
There are immigrants who have even become citizens and been away for even 20 or more years still know their roots enough to not necessarily be discovered. There are tons internet TV, CZcams videos that keep all of us from ignorance of what where we all came from is like.
You’re only alienated when you allow your feelings to do so as a result of conceit, patronization and condescension.
My take on your video, much as it is enjoyable to watch, (I give credit when credit is due) is that you want to project a documentary of a country that you are alien to equating to a foreigner who was never in the country to begin with. That does not realistically happen to 5 year out-of the-country immigrants.
Oh Rachel your fluency and proficiency in English is marvelous in my viewpoint. I wonder how I got 7.5 in the speaking part of the IELTS and yet cannot get my message across as well as you do. I do adore your command of English and wish that one day I become as fluent as you. Cheers and keep up the good job👍
I’m sure the way you can convey the message in your mother tongue is way more eloquent and beautifully spoken 🤗♥️ but thank you for the compliment 🤗
This was such a nice video rachel!! I followed your entire ph trip from ig and even i felt emotional from your ph trip posts 🥲
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