Translation of corky in German

Sometimes you forget one word and this makes the entire sentence sound differently. That means that you need to read each email before sending it twice at least if you want to be on the safe side every time.
I was in Vancouver five years ago. I was living in Toronto in Canada with my wife. We worked together in the same office, and we were new there, and we did not know anybody. I was also in Montreal.
I hope there were not too many mistakes here. I have learned Spanish not a long time ago and I am still very insecure! Tell me please, where do you come from and what you do?