My city of Toronto in six words fit
At the beginning of 2017., the My City My Six project asked residents of Toronto to share something essential about their city in six words in celebration of Canada's 150th birthday.
This is our choice. These are our stories.
Ово је наш избор. Ово су и наше приче.
Погледај око себе, сви ми овде припадамо.
Look around you, we all belong. (Momin, 23, Yonge & College)
Прелазећи три континента, стигли смо кући.
Three continents later, we arrived home. (Zen, 26, Downtown)
Ципеле су биле тесне, а пут дуг.
Shoes were tight, road was long. (Zeynep, 51, Yonge & Lawrence)
Дошли смо издалека да бисмо остали.
We came from far, to stay. (Evangeline, 53, Church/Wellesley)
Сломљено дете. Опорављен човек. Мајка са идеалима.
Broken child. Mending adult. Idealistic mother. (Georgiana, 39, Upper Beaches)
Торонто ме је пробудио из сна.
Toronto woke me from my sleep. (Elena, 32, Downtown)
Стигла. Изгубила се. Плакала, Заронила. Уживала. Дом.
Arrived. Lost. Wept. Immersed. Enjoyed. Home. (Kerry, 32, Toronto)
Пахуљу по пахуљу, ја грлим свој град.
Embracing my city, snowflake by snowflake. (Saumiya, 37, Scarborough)
- била сам страни студент, а 2017. већ нас је четворо држављана.
2007, international student; 2017, four citizens. (April, Toronto)
Емигрирао сам у страху, а интегрисао се с љубављу.
Immigrated in fear. Integrated with love. (Anonymous, 66, Toronto)
Од шницле до самосе потребан је само један токен.
From schnitzel to samosa – one token. (Manivillie, 38, Scarborough)
Бежећи од своје прошлости, стигла сам кући.
Escaping my past, I came home. (Anne, 74, Agincourt)
Таписерија љубави, слободе и разноликости.
Tapestry of love, freedom and diversity. (Rajpattie, 70, Scarborough)
И под хиџабом, ја сам само људско биће.
Underneath this hijab, I’m still human. (Hanan, 26, East End)
Стотину библиотека, а ја тек почињем.
One Hundred Libraries Just Getting Started. (Jackson, 6, Тhe Pocket)
Ја сам писац своје приче.
I’m the author of my story. (Lisa, 19, Scarborough)
Живот сваког човека је само прва скица.
Everyone's life is a first draft. (Karen, 52, East Toronto)

Моја месечна претплатна карта је мој пасош.
My TTC pass is my passport. (Diana, Hillcrest Village)
Прескачући препреке које нас деле, постала сам оно што сам.
Jumping the divide, I became myself. (Kate, 32, Leslieville)
Пропутуј свет не напуштајући Торонто.
Travel the world without leaving Toronto. (Linda, Toronto)
Ми овде припадамо једни другима.
Here we belong to each other. (Ryan, 20, Scarborough)
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