The Wrong SLFE Therapist, Every Word Counts 

Travelling is often perceived as a rich source of personal growth and experience. Many hold the belief that life experience is intertwined with growth, but recent times have made travel increasingly complex. With numerous countries modifying immigration policies—largely as a fallout from COVID-19 and its consequent inflation affecting most countries, especially Africa—moving to other countries to look for greener pasture has become the norm. While others migrate by job because of a shortage in labour, others felt they needed to enhance their careers, so they sought degrees from international universities.

Caleb believes in career advancement; he knew that enhancing his career would improve his chances of finding a better job faster. This fact is a no-brainer. Although he is mindful of issues like gun violence in the U.S. and has reservations about animal encounters, which means that Australia was not an option. Due to his disinterest in learning a new language, Germany will not be an option as well. Although he has many friends and family in the United Kingdom, he chose to go to Canada for a reason best known to him. His friends believe that he has a better reason for going there because of his intuitive way of interacting with people 

Although he finds it easy to make friends and have open conversation all the time but finds it totally unusual to share his feelings with people, this kind of made him his own therapist, which is not always a good prospect. His perspective on the Western world was initially shaped by American and British literature, but this viewpoint shifted upon discovering African writers. And more is about to change since he left Uganda for Canada to study business management at the master’s level. He hopes to make a change in the business world, but things changed when he finished and set on to look for a job. Months later, after different applications, rejections poured in. Caleb studied so hard in his undergraduate and has work experience in banking and insurance. 

His life while working in Uganda has been fair enough that it could make sense of most things. He’s most surprised about how white grown men consume white chocolate and edible sugary things. It seems to amaze him as people eat without so much effect. Caleb, though, while getting a train to Toronto, enjoys a vibrant social life, including engagement on social media, although he still struggles to understand the appeal of Snapchat. Since joining LinkedIn in 2012, he has eagerly awaited job opportunities. taking to heart his friend Monarchy’s advice about persistence leading to success. Excitement surrounds a recent interview invitation from a company, easing his worries about prior rejections. He sees this as a valuable opportunity for growth and hopes it will lead to sponsorship, allowing him to remain in Canada after his postgraduate visa expires.

Caleb believes he is well-suited for a customer support role, drawing from his relevant skills and expecting to acclimate successfully. Having relocated to Toronto for his new position, he is beginning to navigate the nuances of local accents, and street names like Maskekosihk or Etobicoke would never make sense to him, which could pose a challenge to his learning curve. Despite the adjustment, he remains hopeful that mastering these differences will enhance his career prospects. The initial challenges of his new role weigh heavily on him, leading to feelings of anxiety and depression. His work involves managing bookings for a significant Canadian taxi company, requiring constant communication with passengers. Through company, which I’ve just emerged as one of the big Canadian taxi companies, receiving a lot of calls every day to make the right booking for passengers is eminent. He would do with talking to someone about his day and how difficult he found coping with his job. But since the city of Toronto is not less a place where everyone asks you, how are you? And expects you to say I’m fine without making any complaints. This could not be much concern to him, but the pressure to learn his new job is going on, and he could do with having a therapist.

His manager, Jack White, has said to him that he is getting really good with the job. but Caleb struggles with feelings of inadequacy. Understanding that he needs reassurance because Caleb believes that he is not making the progress as much as he wanted. And since making friends has been an easy thing in his lifestyle, he has planned an evening relaxing moment with his new friend Billy Skyler. They have not known each other for a long time, so it was supposed to be a short stay and get to understand each other. Billy is originally from Manitoba and has travelled around Europe. So, his experience in dealing with people of different races is quite nice. Billy has only just returned to Toronto after COVID-19 and lives with his friend Firenado, who has been his long-time friend since he worked in Spain.

Hello Caleb, Billy said. it was their first meeting, and they were having a nice conversation. Things only changed when Billy unintentionally narrated how it took him almost a year to get good at his last job, when he worked at a Bank in Spain. 

A job he was however made redundant just after COVID, before he moved back to Canada, and this is the moment that really explains the feeling of Caleb; he feels the need to explain his thought process. You know when I say I'm fine I’m not, Caleb said. I have this job; I only just started. I am trying so hard to understand the learning process and method, which I found to be not easy coming. My anxiety to learn faster is leading to my depression.

So, if I'm giving an honest opinion, I'm not really fine, but after hearing you talk about your job and me saying this, I now feel better. Because, I was really feeling emotionally down Caleb added. After an open conversation, Caleb finds solace in Billy's understanding. Realising he doesn't have to be his own therapist; he acknowledges the importance of discussing feelings with others. This interaction helps him recalibrate his expectations and understand that it’s okay not to have everything figured out. Through sharing and processing thoughts with someone else, he finds clarity and reassurance—a valuable lesson in the journey of personal growth.  

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