Life in Vancouver: Family Get Together
The biggest cost of relocation is loss of social connections and friendship we have made in a particular place. Humans, being social animals, will always crave for people around them to share, validate and connect with. Same feeling I had when I relocated to Vancouver from Bangalore in 2023, where I faced same challenges when I moved from Noida to Bangalore in 2011. The largest set of likeminded people you get is your work place with whom you spend almost 1/3 of your time. So I thought to bring in not just employees but their families together. An apt moment was lurking around in the form of Christmas and new year. Office was shutting down, kids holidays was starting so availability was not an issue. But no one has done it and folks were skeptical about holding any such get together. I started the discussion in a small group where suggestions came to arrange the party as someone's house where we can have food ordered and rest pf things taken care. But I was sure that the size of ...