Canada
Giving in to Olympic Fever–Sometimes
So I spent years complaining about the Olympics, from the moment, or actually even before Vancouver won the bid. I also told everyone who would listen that I had every intention of spending the Olympics as far away from them as possible (such as their ancient birthplace Greece perhaps, or somewhere else summery and [...]
Vancouver
Hardly a European City. But my home away from Europe nonetheless. My home, in fact.
I am irrevocably a city girl, despite having lived half my life in a suburb and having spent all childhood holidays in the country.
The big city intruded into my consciousness slowly. It was the destination of birthday trips, [...]
Suburban Saturday Sunshine
I live on a mountain in a suburb not far from the city, but the fact that I commute there every weekday is a bit of a deterrant on the weekends. And suburbs are, dontcha know, boring. But last week, my American professor made the comment that one of the good and community-building [...]
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