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Dan Howard’s Story

by Isabelle Loynes on November 7, 2009

Dan Howard200Dan Howard moved to Ladysmith, Canada from the UK, with his parents when he was 16. He moved with his parents and 14-year-old brother.

So, you’ve picked the country you want to move to, you’ve secured employment, you know you can speak the local language, you’ve even saved up a little money in the bank….everything is in place to make your once-in-a-lifetime move, to a dream destination, reality. There’s only one problem — how are you going to convince your surly teenager it’s a good idea? Especially when they usually begrudge walking to the local shop with you, let alone, moving to a completely new country or even continent. [click to continue…]

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