As Canadian as I can be

What makes a national stereotype? And if we don’t live up to them, how can we expect others to?

November 14, 2014

# travel

Home is where the heart is

...Even when worlds apart...

October 6, 2014

Fonder for the absence

Sometimes being away from a place reshapes how we remember it

September 17, 2014

(un)Great(ful) Expectations

What do we do when the goals society teaches us to strive for are not the ones we find fulfilling?

August 22, 2014

What do you see in me?

When we travel, the image others have of who we are is so different that it can make us question our own image of ourselves.

May 16, 2014

South Pacific baby adventures

Would traveling to Australia with a baby turn out to be a joy or a nightmare?

April 14, 2014

It's 2014. Can we stop asking about kids, already?

February 14, 2014

Future dreams in present verb tenses

Visualize the future? Live in the present? With so much conflicting advice, it's hard to know how best to turn our dreams into reality!

January 24, 2014

Expecting the unexpected

As Christmas approaches in Dubai, it's an unusual combination of the familiar and the unexpected

December 6, 2013

It’s the simple things

Living abroad means sometimes the everyday normal can appear incredibly strange, and vice versa

November 22, 2013

Have baby, will travel

Travelling with a child can be exciting and rewarding

November 11, 2013

What does it mean to be Canadian when you're living abroad?

November 8, 2013

Teaching in a fishbowl

Sometimes teaching abroad can make you feel more like a circus show than an educator

October 11, 2013