* Vancity *
June 22nd How lucky do I feel right now to be in Vanocuver? not only has it been recently ranked as the third most “livable place in the...
week two: apparently my accent is "lush"
​​caerphilly, near the castle. here are some of the things that happened this week that i figured i’d document, for posterity: once...
The Fault in Empathy
I want to tell you all the story of my time at Potluck. I want to teach you about the Downtown Eastside. But I have never felt more...
Impressions:Living in a Foreign City
"You alright?" Yes actually, I am. I was caught off guard at first. It took me a couple days to figure out why everyone seemed to think I...
Life Here Moves Quick
According to TFL (Transport for London), an estimated 2.67 million people ride the tube throughout London each day, totaling more than 24...
Downtown Eastside Vancouver
Hold your bag. Keep listening. Don’t stare. Eastside Vancouver. The ‘forgotten community’. That area you’re warned about as a tourist....
"Oh Canada"
Wait, I’m writing about week two…how did that happen!? Time is flying by, but I suppose time really does fly when you’re having fun! I’m...
Finding Myself in an Office
It’s a 9-5 work day. I always told myself that I would never succumb to an office job, where I envisioned nothing more than sipping...
So Here You Go, to the Thames and to the Rain
When I landed at London Gatwick airport (as I later learned from a flattmate, the "red-headed stepchild" of Heathrow), I was probably in...
Tubing, deceptive price-tags & Chad Hogan
Surely that’s not week 2 of 10 over already. Rewind to the end of last week and the ‘Innovator’s JumpStart’ event I attended held at one...