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You May Live in the Maritimes IF…
People often ask me what it’s like to live in Canada, and that’s a very difficult answer. There are things you can say that generally apply to all of Canada, like the people speak
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30 Days of Truth: Day 3
There isn’t any one thing that I can pinpoint that I need to forgive myself for, rather… a period of time. After moving to the Netherlands, I was so incredibly miserable. I was 23
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Canadian Beauty – The Ballast Grounds
Like most other things I notice when I go back home, this is something I only appreciated once I was gone
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The Partial Canadian
I was working on this photo from Canada today and I found myself sort of amused because in a way it represents who I am right now. Proudly Canadian but with a piece missing,
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Canadian Beauty – “Over Home”
I still haven’t finished working on my photos from Canada. I took so many, and I hadn’t even finished working on the ones from France yet either. I am way behind but I will
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Expat Limbo – Google Maps Style
There are two questions I get asked every single time I’m talking to someone here in the Netherlands and tell them I’m from Canada… Do you find it very different here compared to where
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Oh..Canada
After almost 11 years living in another country, it still amazes me how deeply I still love Canada. Especially the east coast. Nova Scotia is my home, Cape Breton Island holds a piece of
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Expat Life: Creating Your Own Traditions
Our other expat friends gathered together at our house for dinner on Christmas Day The hardest part about life as an expat is missing your family and friends, I don’t think there is an
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More Blasts From My Past
We all know I’m terrible for taking long, agonizing walks down Memory Lane, right? Well… I’m at it again! Out of the blue a few days ago I started humming the theme song to
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A Sweet Proposal
I just got back from dropping my mother off at the airport. I’m a bit down and I miss her already but I’ve learned over the years that if I let myself wallow I
Read More »25 Things About Me – With a Twist
OK, about 42,000 people have tagged me on Facebook to do this ‘25 things’ meme, so I’m gonna do it here and not tag anyone. If you read this and want to do it
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I Don’t Want a Spa Day!
Last night I crawled into bed and heaved a big sigh. Our new bed is so comfy and with the fleece sheets on in the winter it’s like crawling into a cloud. I was
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