Migration from Germany to Canada through the wonder of travel - Dec. 2015
Item
- Title
- Migration from Germany to Canada through the wonder of travel - Dec. 2015
- Description
- Using video and a large amount of personal photos, this portrait documents the travel experiences and the unusual path that led Hans to settle in the London area in Canada in 1960. Hans and his lifelong friend Franz embarked on their amazing travels together and passed through many unique cultures and countries on the way to both settling in Canada. The two friends often hitchhiked to get from place to place, and found work to finance their travels onwards. Hans eventually made it to Canada through Iceland after hearing of Canada needing trade school professionals and settled in Strathroy, Ontario. After working for a short period of time, Hans decided to open his own business, which is still in operation today, 50 odd years later. After spending an unbelievable year abroad in Germany, I had a strong personal interest in hearing the stories and perspectives of those who had emigrated from Germany to Canada as immigrants. Through his wonderful story, an important personal objective was to highlight that oftentimes the most rewarding experiences come in the most unexpected of ways.
- Subject
- Personal travel stories
- Coverage
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- Creator
- Misha Vorotyntsev
- Language
- English
- Source
- Original
- Publisher
- Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Cultures in Action, Western University, Fall 2015
- Rights
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Format
- Video
- Type
- Moving Image
- Item sets
- German Collection