Winter for many can be the worst time of the year, especially if you live in the upper half of the northern hemisphere. The days become shorter, while nights seem to stretch on into eternity. Walking outside is bitter cold, to the point where one’s fingers and toes become numb, only to painfully come back [...]
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It’s that time of the year again.
My street after a fresh coat of snow. After an unprecedented and lengthy fall, I woke up this morning delighted to see snow. As a Canadian who was raised in a Christmas tradition, when it gets to the week of the 25th, I like to see snow. Until now we’ve had to try to force [...]
Montreal Chinatown
Hello, I apologize for not posting for so long. I’m in third year university now, and having a double-major is incredibly time consuming. Fortunately, this weekend I finally got the chance to get away for a bit for a well needed “somewhat” vacation. The Anthropological Association of America was having an annual conference and luckily [...]
Oktoberfest
I’ve always wanted to go to Oktoberfest. There’s just something appealing about people in lederhosen, schnitzel and polka music. Last Saturday, I finally got the opportunity to check one out. Before I go any further, I have to apologize about the photographic quality. I forgot my memory card, so all of my photos were taken [...]
The Carp Fair
I remember as a little girl, I used to love going to the fair. Where I grew up, there was no centralized amusement park, like Disneyland or Canada’s Wonderland. Instead, we had a fair called Thomas Amusements that came around in the summertime, and set up in the parking lot of a nearby mall. Going [...]
The Autumn Market
Fall or autumn, whichever you prefer, is probably my favourite season, especially in Ottawa. The Byward Market, as you’ve might have seen in one of my earlier posts, is one of my favourite places in Ottawa. To combine both is bliss. I love autumn because I love the smell of the leaves, I love the [...]
Almonte, Oh, Almonte!
West of Ottawa, lies a lovely little Ontario town called Almonte, that I fall in love with a little more every time I go there. It shines with small iconic houses that give off an old British sense and local stores that absolutely reek of charm. It is the home to many puppets as well [...]
Academic Returns
Yesterday, autumn opened up to bring a new school year; I’ve started the third year of my bachelor’s degree. It’s odd being back, though there’s a familiarity to the campus, many of the people that used to go to my school, have graduated or are on exchanges. School means that life will become more sedentary [...]
Ottawa Pride Parade
In mid-high school I started attending pride parades, in fact I started participating in them. I used to volunteer for a non-governmental organization called Planned Parenthood. They give people advice on sexual health related issues as well as advice on pregnancy. I was given a basket full of things to hand out to whoever I [...]
The Ottawa Folk Festival
The Ottawa Folk Festival is an event that has been ongoing for quite some time; although I’ve only been in attendance for the past three years. When I first went, I fell in love with it. The folk fest was a place where all the eccentric people of Ottawa gathered, where you could find the [...]
