24 GETTING THERE

In Ecuador, I worked as a sales clerk. But life was hard there. There were not many jobs and we did not earn enough money. So we decided to try a new life in a new country.

When I first came to Toronto from Ecuador, my husband helped me look for a job. I found a job in a garment factory.

For the first three days, my husband went with me to show me the way. On the fourth day he said, "You're on your own.