We usually do things under surroundings' pressure, and a lot of things such as time, money, location are limiting us from doing the things that we wanted to do.
To me at this time, the citizenship is holding me back.
I am not saying that Chinese citizenship is not good, it's just cause where I am. As a foreigner in Canada, we are lucky enough to be able to enjoy the great environment and a lot of other benefits here. Meanwhile, we have a lot of restriction in terms of some official affairs.
As I travelled a lot, with the Chinese passport added more work prior each departure. We had to prepare the material, apply for the visa, and wait in long line for immigration inspection etc. With the money and time for waiting, I could utilise those fund and time towards another small trip. In rare case, I would be hold back and not able to visit the place I wanted to be.
In terms of more recent scenario, we are not allow to do part time job as we are international students. Even though I do have contract with a German media production company as a translator, I still want to do some basic part time job, just to enrich my experience and build myself up to a more rounded person. Because of this, I am quite envy with my friends in Australia.
One of the biggest problems that I am facing pretty soon are University admission. Besides double or triple tuition for international students, a lot of programs do not admit candidates without Canadian citizenship or permanent residency. As many Canadian airlines do not accept any pilots without Canadian citizenship, it is very possible that I have to cut some choices of my workplace in the future.
So far, not much that I could work on to change this situation. Although citizenship is holding me back in some cases, I can still enjoy the fresh air, the great education and live by myself, there is really nothing much to complain about. I really appreciate what I have now.
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