Last night, I wrapped up my first week in Toronto alone and in tears in my kitchen, plucking tiny slivers of glass from my fingers. It had been a long day. I had made the trek out to IKEA in Etobicoke to pick up the essentials for my new place; since I took a bus … More Glass Shards and Mental Hygiene
There are a lot of reasons I’ve chosen to move to Toronto for grad school. Those I find most compelling are about a change in perspective. … More “Ugh, Toronto?”: On Place, Change, and the Centre of the Universe
Inspired by Billy Joel, my mom, and efforts to write What Am I Doing With My Life?: A Millennial Musical (the brainchild of me and Aldous.) VERSE 1 Sandy beaches, busy streets, mountain trails, tasty eats Eiffel Tower, Berlin Wall, Amsterdam and Rome, Trips in a Westfalia, surfing in Australia Sharing all these pictures, hashtag never coming … More Social Media Envy
It’s a hipster hangout like many others in Victoria. The walls are rustic, exposed brick. The menu is elaborately chalked by hand on a blackboard. The beer is local, and so is the bright, eclectic art on the walls. The real ambience, though, is provided by the fascinating wealth of people who are filling up … More Slammin’
This morning I woke up to a donkey braying. That donkey is Rufus, and his call for breakfast has been my alarm clock every morning for the past week and a half. Before the canned, gentle tones of the alarm on my phone go off, my eyes snap open as Rufus’ call penetrates the thin metal walls of … More Dispatches from the farm
Last month marked two years since I finished my undergraduate degree, started my Grown-Up Job, and began living alone in my Grown-Up Apartment. In short, it’s been an introduction to Adult World, which for me means a world where you get up at 7 am on weekdays, have a wardrobe of office clothes, pay your own … More Five Lessons I’ve Learned about the Adult World
Last year, I went to wildlife photography exhibit at our local museum and bought a stack of postcards. They’ve been sitting on my dresser ever since, and this past weekend I decided to send them, along with some encouraging words, out into the world. I put a call out on Facebook: … More Inspiration
It’s a weird thing when you wake up one morning and suddenly the whole world is caring about what you care about. That’s what seems to have happened this week: after a heartbreaking photo of a young Syrian boy lying dead on a beach in Turkey made headlines around the world, Canadians everywhere began talking … More Five things you can do in Victoria, BC, about the Syrian refugee crisis
For a long time, I have wanted to be a runner. It’s not because I love to run. In fact, for most of the runs I’ve ever been on, I have very much disliked it. But I like the idea of being a runner. I like the opportunity to be alone with my thoughts, the … More The perfect, the good, the stubborn: Why I’m going to run a half marathon
Last fall, in the dreariness of November when I felt like I needed a reminder of joy and optimism, I wrote on my whiteboard: But it’s not quite right to say I want to fall in love with the world. I am already in love with this world—its people, its natural beauty, its daily moments of … More 2015: A love letter to the world
