My dear friend and ex colleague, the
one and only super talented Zina (Zinacomics.com) went through the immigration
process that I m going through now and moved to Montreal 4 years ago, so the
minute she knew I' m moving here, she started sending me contacts of friends
and people I should meet in Toronto, and Merwad was on top of her list..
"You have to meet Merwad".. So I called Merwad and we planned to meet
for a coffee after her work.. And here was the first shock knowing that Merwad
spends every day 1 hour and a half commuting to work.. each way.. And had
already a panic attack if my new job will require the same (I' m the lazy type
who used to live 3 minutes away from the office)...
We met at Yonge & Bloor and walked
to a nice cozy cafe "Littieri".. we ordered our coffee and of course
we had to go through the Lebanese ritual of fighting who will be paying the
bill :)
After sharing our stories and what got
us here, Merwad was extremely helpful and she gave me lots of tips, and
websites to look at once I start my job hunt.. After all she's a graphic
designer and we work in the same field, and it seems she’s a very talented one
with lots of taste.
But the nice surprise when we decided
to add each other on Facebook and we discovered that we have 14 friends in
common and this took us to another round of stories and how do we know these
people be it from the advertising circle in Lebanon or from the days of
university.. Merwad is a good friend to very close friends of mine and I
believe we gonna be good friends too.. And we already went again for cheese and
wine (I had the wine, she had only the cheese or what I left for her from the
cheese) where she introduced me to her friend Maha, and she was kind enough to
invite me to the AUB Alumni lunch where it’s a chance for me to meet people and
make new connections.. and we booked tickets to see a concert at the end of the
month and meet her friends too.. So here to more friends and cheers to all the
good people out there..
