I could go home and be with my mother and my family. With this option, I knew I would truly be happy again, but my future would be uncertain. The other option was to stay in Canada and try to build a life with a Western education, even if it was to the detriment of my happiness. Given the large number of people dying in my country to have the opportunities I have in Canada, was I willing to give them up? At that moment, I knew I couldn't give up the opportunity to have a better life. The next day, before my father went to work, I told him, "I'm going