Maybe She’s in Europe! Maybe it’s Montréal!

View of Pont Jacques Cartier from La Ronde amusement park.

Montréal is my favourite city to visit in (what I’ve seen of) Canada, and after spending four more days there last week, it’s quite possibly one of my favourite places to visit anywhere. Though I’ve visited the largest city in French-Canada numerous times before, Montréal never feels boring or passé. I used to call it “weekend Europe” because I’ve often felt like I was somewhere new and really different, all while enjoying the comforting familiarity of being in your own country. Combine this setting with amazing friends, both old and new, glorious sunshine, and way too much delicious food, and you’ve yourself the makings of a très bon week-end.

Hockey Night and St. Patrick’s Day…in London?

Move aside, Nelson, this column is ours! Photo by Jess Kwong.

I’ve been really busy this past month, hence the blog neglect. I’m still quite pressed for time, but since my blog personally requested some attention, I felt inclined to write this post.

So, as stated above, I’ve been very, very busy, mostly with school work and research. However, for sixteen days in February, I couldn’t blame King’s College for the late nights, the tears, the screaming and hair pulling; something else was occupying my limited emotional and temporal resources. Yes, of course I am talking about the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the record-breaking event that brought our glowing hearts together as a nation in the name of sportsmanship, global communities, and hockey. At the culmination of the event, and after reading articles like this, I obviously felt proud to be Canadian; even more so, I felt proud to be a Canadian living in London.

Back to Braunwald: Culture Night and Carbon Emissions

Group photo: YES 2009 Culture Night. Photo by Dana Guzman.

It’s been two weeks, two days since I left Braunwald, the kitschy little hotel, and of course, my fellow YES mates. I think there were 38 students representing 25 countries, and it was such a treat to learn about other places and spaces directly from the people who live there. There are 24 countries at the top of my “to visit” list; I just have to find a way to get to every one!