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I have not been back to Canada in 3 years! In that time, my father, brother and uncle were working so hard to build a brand new house on the property that I have been living in since I was 3 years old! Let me give you some back story:

My father moved to Canada when he was 23 years old. He didn't have much money and when my brother was born, they lived on top of a store in Toronto. But one thing I really love about my father is that he is continuously learning and educating himself. He was able to improve his life in Canada by improving himself and because of that he could purchase a bigger house later on. However, after I was born, my father decided to sell everything and have us move back to Syria. We stayed there for about 3 months and my father realized that it wasn't as good of a plan as he thought. We all thought we would live there permanently but due to him not being satisfied, we ended up moving back to Canada (which I think was a good decision!)

We lived in a small bungalow and that house has so many memories. One part of me was sad to see it demolished and another part of me was thrilled to finally be able to live in a big, modern home that we have all desired for many years. However, we weren't able to build here for many years due to bylaw restrictions but once we received all the permits, we were ready to go!

This house was a dream come true. We were able to build it how we wanted and many of the items installed in the house were from China. My father came to China to visit me and to purchase these items to have them shipped all the way to Canada. China has some fantastic stuff that you can't necessarily find back in Canada so we think our house has a really special appearance.

Entrance Area

What really stands out is our kitchen IMO. This whole set was built by my brother and all of the instructions were in Chinese, essentially making them useless for him hahah!

Another difficult item to install were these Chinese paintings. These paintings are handmade and super heavy. I absolutely love the one hanging on the wall beside the staircase. It looks awesome coupled with the stone tiles placed around it. The one behind the TV is fantastic as well because it is so damn big. This was definitely not an easy task to install it on the wall as two separate pieces.

Another significant part of the house is the basement. We are able to rent our this part of the house to earn some extra income which is great. It helps a lot to have some form of residual income coming from such an endeavor.

That pretty much wraps this blog up. I am so proud of my dad for what he was able to accomplish. This was by no means an easy task and it took a lot of time and effort. Building this house took years to bring to fruition! You can see more of this house in the video I posted!