"Winter makes getting to my job difficult," she admits.
"But other issues are harder to deal with."
A child psychologist for a rural Manitoba school division, Sonnenschein - who first visited here from October-December, 2002 - and her son Jonathan Gejtmann, 21, immigrated to Winnipeg from Buenos Aires, Argentina in March, 2003. Over the past two years, more than 100 Jewish families from Argentina have immigrated to Winnipeg.
Meanwhile, her son states that he likes the winter because it's so different.
"It's like an adventure. It's a new thing," says the second-year student at the School of Music, University of Manitoba, who was awarded a John Hirsch Scholarship for the Performing Arts last June.
"It's an experience and that makes it more enjoyable."
The extreme cold snap a few weeks ago (January and early February, 2004) even provided some humor during a conversation with family members back home.
"Our family laughed at us because we were talking like Canadians. 'Yesterday, it was minus 50, but today it's only minus 25," Gejtmann recalls.
Alberto Lefkowicz arrived here from Buenos Aires on a mild spring day last April.
"I enjoyed the outdoor activities during the summer," says the engineer, who works as an estimator at local plastics firm.
Then along came Old Man Winter.
"Before coming to Winnipeg, I'd never seen snow in real life. I've never been in such cold weather," says Lefkowicz, who plans to take up ice skating soon.
But with the help of some new found friends, he was able to adapt.
"Slowly, I'm getting used to it, mostly because I dress well. During all this time, people at the company (where he works) offered me a ride almost everyday," says Lefkowicz, adding that he and a friend went for an enjoyable stroll on a recent sunny day at The Forks.
"You Canadians are very helpful. The winter is very hard, but you help to make it less so. Always, I receive advice to help me deal with winter."
Marcelo and Viviana Aprosoff and their daughters, Camilia, 7, and Julieta, 4, arrived here 10 months ago.
"Yes, I heard about the winter before because somebody in Buenos Aires told me about it," states Viviana, a systems analyst, who spoke on behalf of her family.
"But, you can't imagine what it's like till you're here."
She stresses that minus 50 Celsius is "incredible."
"Some Canadian friends here told me that it was unusually cold. We're trying to adapt to it. Some days are worse, some are better," says Aprosoff, whose husband is a computer technician.
She calls minus 10 great.
"But if somebody in Argentina had told me that a year ago, I wouldn't have believed them," declares Aprosoff.
"The kids love the snow. When, it's really cold they stay inside." One thing the family misses is being outside everyday.
"But, we're Winnipeggers now. The spring and summer are great. I hope April comes very soon," says Viviana Aprosoff.
So do we all.
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