Well it has been just over three weeks now and I feel settled in. Of course there are still a thousand things I don’t know, and every day I have hits and misses with communication and understanding what I am meant to do. At least now I don’t feel so bad when I get something [...]
After reading some of the horrors already endured by my contemporaries in France, my first week seems fairly tame. This does not, however, mean that it has been without its challenges and as I blog over the next six months I hope to share both the ups and the downs with you, readers, to inform [...]
I stood at the conveyer belt at Ben-Gurion Airport and waited for my luggage to arrive. It did no such thing.
I then waited even longer in a queue at the Lost and Found where a blur of rushed Hebrew flew past me. The anxiety of having no clothes and not quite knowing whether or [...]
Before i came to Shanghai, i was given three warnings by my parents.
1) Shanghai girls are 利害 (poweful), and dangerous.
2) Traffic is very unruly so be careful when taking taxis and crossing roads.
3) Thieves are out and about, so watch out for belonging takers and always be alert to what the surrounding people are doing.
Not [...]
My classes are suddenly over and the sun has broken through and melted all the snow. The city is quickly coming out of hibernation mode and the streets are filled with bodies and bicycles. I love riding around Toronto on my new bike, kindly donated by a friend. It’s a brand new way to explore [...]