“The Moment I Knew We Made the Right Choice”
“Everyone warned us about the ‘dangers’ of El Salvador. But let me tell you what actually happened when I got hurt.
Back in Canada, people are polite, but distant. Here? I was injured, vulnerable, and completely new to this country. I expected to be ignored. Instead, strangers didn’t just look—they stopped. They dropped what they were doing to help me, not because they wanted something, but because that’s just who they are.
In that moment of pain, I realized something profound: we didn’t just move to a cheaper country with better weather. We moved to a place where community still means something. We moved to a place where people actually see each other.”