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My name is Rhina Larios. I came to Canada about 10 years ago with my family from El Salvador. Starting a life in a new country with different culture, language, traditions and points of view was a shock for us. Not knowing anyone in this country are it even more challenging. We lived in North York for thefirst few years, moved to Barrie for a few years and finally settled in Hamilton, ON. I met so many people from many different backgrounds during that time. I realized that what once was a challenge became something to embrace. Each person added something to my life. I have learned a lot about different cultures and offered a little bit of mine as well. If we think about it, we are not that different. A few years ago, I met a great guy from a completely different background. His own family is a blend of 4 different nationalities. We started to get to know each other and realized that we had more things in common than we expected. We didn't grow up in the same country but were able to find a connection beyond cultural differences.

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