Finalist Miss Canada 2021
Amrin S
Hello,
DREAM is not what you see in sleep, DREAM is something which doesn’t let you sleep. – Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
Hey everyone,
This is Amrin, born and raised in Gujarat, India. As a little girl, I always dreamt of coming to Canada one day, and, after that, I never stopped dreaming about it. In Spite of critical financial conditions, my parents managed to help me turn my dream into reality. Being the 1st one in the community to leave Canada at the age of 18 with no awareness and support in Canada, was a life changing experience. My journey of 10 years from an international student to now a PROUD resident of Canada, had lots of ups and downs that I can actually write a book on. From college challenges to culture differences, from relationship challenges to language barriers, adapting and settling into a new world with no family and friends and no guidance, wasn’t an easy task to take upon. Having my first job at a farm catching earthworms at the age of 18, middle of nowhere at night, when winter was at peak, to my journey of being able to work in the management team for one of the great companies, I have seen all dark phases of life and worked all kinds of jobs.
On a brighter side, what I thought was my weakness, actually turned into my strength in no time!
It was me living and doing everything by myself, made me this strong and confident about myself and my life. It gave me courage and self motivation that if and only if, you are determined and firm about your goals and dreams, there is NOTHING in this world, and I repeat, there is NOTHING in this world, that can stop you from achieving it. During the journey of achieving your goals and dreams, many obstacles will come, life will throw lots of challenges at you and you will only think of giving up because it is just getting tougher and tougher. But, my friend, that’s when you get up and keep going, as you never know when the sun will rise and the darkness of the night will be gone. And this is what I learnt from my 10 years of experience in Canada.
To get nominated for Miss Canada was one of the biggest dreams I had and I am honored and amazingly thankful to be a part of this family. Having no privilege of being born or raised in Canada, I feel it’s a huge achievement for me to reach this stage from the place where I initially started.
I started my career in the healthcare field and ended up being a Personal care aide working for facilities in Ontario and SK. It was a field that brought happiness to me by the hearts and lives I touched every day. I have volunteered for communities helping refugees to learn english, for sick kids and old age homes.
Apart from that, I also hold interest in reading books, writing journals, dancing, singing and practising yoga on a regular basis.
I conclude my biography with these words:
I have seen the worst and I have seen the best, I have seen dark days and I have seen bright days, and that only makes me more humble, respectful and understanding of other human beings around me. It’s because of my experience on this journey, I have understood that no matter how successful I become, I will never forget where I first started from.
Amrin
If you’d Elected: what you would realize
Why vote for me!
Motto of life and what will you do if you get nominated?
I always wanted to share my story with other individuals, individuals like me who dreamt of coming to Canada from other parts of the world for a better future. I want to be an inspiration for individuals around the country and the world, sharing my life struggles, that it doesn’t matter where you start from, it matters where you reach!
As Canada is a diverse country, I feel I will be able to attract both audiences who were born in Canada and others like me who left their hometown to come to Canada with hopes of achieving their dreams. A lot of people will be able to relate to me as there are lots of international students that come to Canada from across the world with a dream just like me.
My motto of life is to never stop dreaming and never stop believing in yourself.
This resonates to my another motto which is promoting self love. This is a generation of people where validation of others plays a vital role in our lives instead of our own validation. Lack of self love has a lot of impact on generations today who are dealing with depression and anxiety. It’s killing the spark in themselves that they are not good enough.
I want to be face and voice for those individuals, who don’t think they are good enough!
Self love is as important as breathing!
It’s not a choice you make everyday. It’s the reason you wake up everyday!
In the end, I would like to thank you for taking time to read my story and I would really appreciate it if you can help me get a step closer to achieving my dream.
Every effort matters!