Looking at the line hardening in the sea, I am reminded that many immigrants came to Canada by boat. The journey was often dangerous and the boats over-crowded.

Even though, the water makes most things softer, immigrants would have to become hard, strong and durable, to survive the journey.

Then even when they arrive, there is no rest. Immigrants toil and sleep breathlessly. Many immigrants arrive without much money, and so they must work hard to build a life and a new home in an unfamiliar world, where they may know no one and not even speak and write the language.

When an Immigrant first arrives, it is difficult for them to fit into their new environment. Many other cultures prefer bright colours, but in Canada we tend to favour more muted colours, like black and earth tones. Their colors brighten, camouflage. A new immigrant may chose to wear dark or subdued colours to fit in or camouflage themselves in a new culture.

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