The Confederation of Canada can be a wonderful place but it can also be a funny place. I've heard horror stories from highly educated immigrants hailing from places like southeast Asia, continental Africa and the Middle East whose credentials aren't accepted by Canadian institutions. Canada can be quite xenophobic that way. If you're not White and you're educated and ambitious, they tend to fear you. As an educated Black woman with ambition to spare, I know this all too well. My name is Martina "Tina" Braxton ( no relations to any Pop culture divas from back in the day ) and I'm an African-American woman living in the City of Ottawa, Ontario.
Luckily I came to Ontario with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Rutgers University and an MBA from Princeton University. American college and university degrees are recognized by Canadian institutions, fortunately. I recently became a permanent resident of Canada and one day soon I will have dual US/Canadian citizenship. That's one of my long-term goals, I guess. Canada is beautiful but I will always hold a special place in my heart for the United States of America, where I was born. I'm a Jersey gal until the day that I die.
I came to Canada to start a new life for myself after my divorce. My former husband, a White gentleman named Liam Carlsbad, we kind of had a parting of ways. I liked pussy more than he did, I guess. He remarried a nice White gal named Amber from the City of Atlanta, Georgia, and they have two sons, or so I am told. I guess we just weren't meant for each other. When we met at Princeton University in 2002, it was love at first sight. A tall, serious and ambitious Black gal dating a short, funny White guy with money. That's us back in the day. A promising pairing that went sour fast. I guess some things just aren't meant to be.
Ontario has been my home for a while. I moved there from my hometown of Princeton, New Jersey, in the summer of 2009. The province of Ontario is truly beautiful country. One of the most beautiful regions of Canada. The place has fascinated me so much that I decided to stay, I guess. Now, don't get me wrong, I go back to the States once in a while. Sometimes I just hop into my red Mercedes and drive from the City of Ottawa, Ontario, to the City of Buffalo, New York. It's a long drive but absolutely worth it in terms of sightseeing. I've often said that Ontario is a magnificent land, it's the behavior of some of the people that leaves a lot to be desired.
I've made a good life for myself in Canada, I think. I got myself a job working for the Canadian government. I dated a few guys but none really lit my fire. I also had some fun with the ladies, because, you know, I'm bisexual. I never met anyone who really did it for me, male or female, until...her. From the moment I laid eyes on her, I wanted her. The tall, curvy young Jamaican woman I first glimpsed in church took my breath away. The way she looked in her shiny Black jacket over a Black tank top and tight blue jeans, I felt my heart skip a beat. Five-foot-ten, short-haired, curvy and dark-skinned, with big tits, wide hips and a big round ass. I wanted some of that, alright. I've had a thing for curvy dark-skinned girls ever since I could remember and now that I'm pushing forty, I see no reason to stop. This vision of beauty is Samira Jacobson, a newcomer to Canada by way of Jamaica.
I'm not one to shit where I eat so the hot chicks at the office were off-limits. Where does that leave the ones at church? Sounds like gray area to me. That's why I decided to get close to the lovely Samira Jacobson. Under the pretext of sisterly bonding, of course. After all, she's a nineteen-year-old Afro-Caribbean immigrant attending university in the Canadian capital for the first time and as a university-educated, successful African-American woman, I had a lot to teach her. Let's get together for bible study sometime, I told her as I handed her my business card, which had my cell phone number on it. No problem my sister, Samira said joyfully as she gave me a hug. When I felt her sexy body press against mine, I shuddered with pleasure. This is going to be good!
The first time Samira Jacobson and I got together was at my high-rise condo at the heart of the Capital. The young Jamaican darling was impressed by my place. It's a three-bedroom apartment in a high-rise downtown. Magnificent view of the 'power' sector of the Capital City. I'm the only Black person in the building who doesn't have to push a broom or wear a security uniform. I can't tell you the number of times that I've gotten mistaken for the help by some bigoted White person who assumes that Black folks simply can't afford real estate downtown. Yeah, White Canadians get on my nerves sometimes. They're the most polite bigots in the world but they're still bigots, you know?
I told Samira to make herself at home and watched as she marveled about the sheer size of the place. She's so fresh-faced, innocent and lovely. During our first 'session' together, we talked about everything but scripture. We discussed boyfriends, language issues, the myriad cultural differences between Jamaica and Canada, the hidden but ever-present racism of White Canadians, and how North America still has issues with educated women, especially educated women of color, in the business world. For Samira is a business student just like I was. We must make our own way into this world, I told her.