Meet Fadi

My name is Fadi Dalloul, I'm from Syria.

I was living in Lebanon before coming to Canada

I arrived here on July 6th of this year.

When I arrived to Canada I was in Toronto for three days.

So I had to quarantine there for three days.

After that I moved to Windsor.

So I stayed there for fifteen days.

I spent my quarantine time and after that I was

talking with my friends

I'm asking them, which is the best place to live in Canada?

My friends living here in Hamilton,

so it made sense to come to Hamilton.

And actually my friend told me about Hamilton,

it's the Hollywood of Canada.

Because of movies, most of arts are happening here.

It has a very good nature, and mountain, downtown

and it's very close.

Beautiful views, beautiful parks,

actually I like the parks here.

Because I'm living in a house with a lot of people,

so sometimes I need time for me.

It's my space to feel free, to dance, to act, to sing.

Sometimes I sing, but my voice is not very good.

So I used to go to parks like Bayfront sometimes.

Sometimes in the forest

try to see beautiful places, beautiful colours

that make me feel calm

no stress.

So arts for me, it's my personality.

So, I find myself there.

It's very good when you find yourself in a field

and it will be your hobby, and you make from that too.

Because I have a different mind,

sometimes I feel that I am different,

different person.

If you wanted to compare with people.

I used to talk, and to act for the community,

for society,

for the problems people are living in.

So that's why when I act

when I do something in arts I'm doing

for myself, for my city, and for people who I love.

Actually when I arrived to Hamilton

so I was looking for a house

to rent because I had some problems with accomodations

on the first days.

So what happened was I met some friends

and they helped me to find a good house to stay in.

They talked to the owner

I'm here for three months, and when I arrived to Canada,

I don't speak anything in english.

So they tried to contact with the owner

they helped me a lot.

You don't have to see the people who I live with, with them.

Very kind people, very supporting and

I don't feel like I'm a stranger between them

because actually, really I

I found them like big brothers for me,

and I like that.

So, I feel comfortable, I feel

I found my family, here.

My name is Fadi Dalloul

To me Hamilton is a warm embrace

and it could be home.