It含羞草研究社檚 a big decision to pick up and move to a different country.

Carien Rennie (Wessels) took courage to a new level when she left South Africa for Canada in hopes of giving herself and her three sons a better chance at life.

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Rennie and her family moved to Nova Scotia first, but found it wasn含羞草研究社檛 the right fit. The family packed up and moved again to Kelowna in December 2019.

Settling into a new city in a new country was not easy. To add to the hardship, Rennie said her job qualifications aren含羞草研究社檛 recognized in Canada and she had to go back to the basics.

含羞草研究社淚 studied as an aesthetician and I eventually worked my up in South Africa.含羞草研究社� Rennie worked as a regional sales manager for a pharmaceutical company in their aesthetics division. 含羞草研究社淐oming here, it含羞草研究社檚 different levels of qualification that you need to do it, it doesn含羞草研究社檛 just work on merit.含羞草研究社�

Going back to where she started, Rennie took a job as an aesthetician at a local spa. Then COVID-19 took the world by storm and Rennie decided to re-evaluate life once again.

含羞草研究社淭he world changed as it is, and being in that industry where touch and all of that was the main focus of it I had to question myself.含羞草研究社�

Rennie started doing pre-consultation visits for a doctor, but found being stuck in an office wasn含羞草研究社檛 the life for her. 含羞草研究社淚 can含羞草研究社檛 be contained in four walls. My personality is way too big and bright and sparkly, and I need to be in between lots of people.含羞草研究社�

With a history of sales, Rennie applied and accepted a job with Boulevard Magazine in March of 2022 as an accounts manager where she continues to work today and loves it.

The hardships didn含羞草研究社檛 stop there, however, with Rennie含羞草研究社檚 husband filing for divorce during her first year in Kelowna. 含羞草研究社淪o, here I was in this country thousands of kilometres from anyone I knew or know, new culture, new environment, single mom, three boys and it was like, what do you do now?含羞草研究社�

Rennie said a choice had to be made and she wasn含羞草研究社檛 going to let circumstances stand in the way of success. Rennie said it hasn含羞草研究社檛 been an easy road, but she is extremely proud of her resiliency.

Her advice to other women, 含羞草研究社淣ever stop trying.含羞草研究社�

Rennie said the people she surrounds herself with have made all the difference in climbing the ladder and reaching her goals in life. 含羞草研究社淲e are all flawed human beings and we need each other, we need to stand together. No one is meant to do this alone.含羞草研究社�

Rennie started with Boulevard in the Okanagan and has since been promoted, also overseeing the English and Chinese magazines in Vancouver.

She recently received her Canadian citizenship alongside her three boys, adding excitedly that 含羞草研究社渢he future is bright.含羞草研究社�

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