Sonya T

I am the youngest of seven siblings and was born in Hamilton, Ontario.  My Dutch parents emigrated to Canada in the 1950's and met each other here. My dad took a job in Saudi Arabia.  I remained five years in the Middle East attending middle school and junior high school. Upon "graduating" grade 9 I was sent to boarding school back to Canada, Niagara-On-The-Lake.  Living overseas was very shocking and different at first, but I adapted to things soon enough. I was able to enjoy seeing different countries around the world when we took our holidays.  This expanded and challenged my worldview at the time but helped me to grow as a young person and  allowed me to appreciate different cultural experiences.
 As a stay-at-home mom, I have savoured watching my kids grow and develop in to the lovely people that they have become.  I home-schooled all my kids for different periods of time as the need arose.
 Working with seniors is something I have enjoyed since my twenties when I first got to work as a support person, a job which  allowed seniors to remain in their homes for as long as possible.  I feel blessed to be able to continue  this endeavor as our seniors are such a rich, cultural resource due to their varied life experiences and are very fun to be around!