For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Canadian-born immigrant to Plano, Texas, and UNT undergraduate student. Childhood and education in Halifax, Nova Scotia; parent’s decision to immigrate to the U.S.; comparison and contrast of life in Canada and U.S.; first impressions of U.S.; experiences with U.S. immigration and customs bureaucracy; perception of changes due to 9/11 attacks; intention to remain in U.S. and gain citizenship; views on contemporary political issues.