This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Zina Malas, 24, who lives in Beirut. The following has been edited for length and clarity. When I visited Canada as a 5-year-old, it was the dream. I was born and raised in Lebanon, and grew up fearing I'd get kidnapped in the streets or a random bomb would fall on me. After war broke out in 2006, our family moved to Canada to escape. I loved it. There were nice parks, and " exotic" activities like ice skating. After a few months, my family