by Manfred, Electronic Engineer specialized in Sound 1-204-881-4754 Winnipeg, MB, Canada
WHEN I LEFT HAVANA …. when we thought that we were already adapted to life in Canada... COVID-19 arrived to completely change the political-social landscape of nations. We are Lianed and Manfred, a Cuban couple who made the leap from the Tropics to the Tundra by moving to Winnipeg from Havana in the spring of 2017. Being Manfred an Electronic Eng ine er spe cialized in S ound Recording, we applied in March 2014 to the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. By receiving the approval letter in December 2015, we were ready to apply for our Permanent Residences, which we submitted in February 2016. That process finished in November 2016, when we received our Confirmation of Permanent Residences and set the date to move next spring. We arrived in Winnipeg in March 2017, with temperatures of -12C and lots of
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snow. For us, such drastic change was an exotic, fun adventure accompanied by our two young children. At first we felt relaxed, like on vacation. We had been very busy, preparing the trip and ensuring the best conditions were created for our family members that were staying in Havana. As well as advancing in several work projects, one of which has not yet finished: the document ar y feature f ilm “My Strawberry, My Chocolate” in which Lianed has been working on since 2012, still on the editing process. Our adaptation to Winnipeg has been smooth and happy: from the warm welcome given by our friends Vladimir Montero and Carmen Zelaya, to the wonderful people we have found, that have turned this frozen prairies into a warm friendly place, to the fact that we found quickly a nice apartment, from whose balcony we could see the playground of our children’s school, Victor Mager, where they received a fundamental suppor t from their wonderful teachers.
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By the end of the year, Lianed was working as a Photographer at the Winnipeg Art Gallery and Manfred had already broken the ice working a s a S ound Mi xer on lo c at ion recording the sound of several local productions, including two feature films: Snowed Inn Christmas and Into Invisible Light.
From that moment on, time has passed very quickly and we hope that this nightmare of COVID-19 will end, so that we can all reconnect with our friends and our dreams. That’s why... please don’t stop wearing your mask and keep your distance. United we are stronger!
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