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I am Nellys Garcia.
I am a visual artist.
Thanks Mennonite New Life for select me to do this video.
I come from Venezuela.
From me it was very difficult to decide
to come to live in another country.
Starting to live in Toronto was difficult for me
because I come from one beautiful city
with a village life style.
And here I found one high-speed professional demand;
the high-speed lifestyle,
the long-distance,
all that situation hit my body.
My brain wanted to go look for my goals
but my body was very hit for all these new conditions.
My body take one year to overcome that situation,
but I never stopped my steps.
All the time, I went to knock the doors,
my English was other situation
that blocked my evolution.
But look at me.
I am here.
I understand that my English is not enough,
but I don't feel fear for that.
I am here.
I would say that it is so important to be humble
in this new lifestyle.
Accept all limitation because all this world is new,
and it's completely different.
We need to accept that we need to start in zero.
I think that we need to dress with strength,
with all our moral, professional,
and spiritual values.
Go out to find the goal with all that moral structures.
When I came to Toronto,
I knew that I had a lot of information,
artwork, and all one
professional structure – But only for me!
Because in that moment,
I don't understand this society,
and the procedure for engage
myself in the job world.
Some day, speaking with a friend,
he told "Nellys, you can go to Mennonite New Life.
They can offer you all that information that you need.
Go to engage in your career."
Immediately, I came to Mennonite New Life
and registered in HOPES Program.
That was my first goal, honestly,
because that was my first step in positive.
They taught me how to engage in the job world,
in job fair, how to manage interviews,
how to develop the biography,
the statement, curriculum,
how to manage online job fairs,
and was excellent entrepreneur.
Thanks Mennonite New Life
for all the support that you offered me.
With the community award that I got,
honestly, was my open door.
Please don't wait that opportunities call you.
Go out, and knock the doors.