While most of my fellow classmates went out to Victoria to do touristy things, I drove all the way out to Abbotsford to attend a reconciliation event between the Cree Nation and the church. Canada has a long history of mistreating indigenous people and it is still a contentious issue Read more…
Legally known as the Musquem Indian Band, the Musqueam people are the indigenous people of Vancouver. They are located just south of the UBC campus and across the river from the Vancouver International Airport. Getting access to the cultural pavilion to learn more about their history proved to Read more…
Open air concerts, fireworks, meeting Benjamin Franklin in the flesh, and having huge hot dogs for lunch, all this means the 4th of July in Washington, D.C. I’ve only watched movies about Americans having barbecues and setting off fireworks on this festive date and never experienced it myself. Being there Read more…
Just to make it amply clear, I tagged it in the “experiences” category because I looked into its history, not because I’m 200 years old. During the summer of 2016, I went on a soul searching trip to sort out my identity crisis. Part of this involved finding out what Read more…
Theres a running joke among my Canadian friends that even though I was born near Vancouver I seem to have more friends in Toronto, even though I haven’t been to Toronto until I turned 19. When I did visit, I decided to make it my Canadian heritage trip where I Read more…
“Men love their country, not because it is great, but because it is their own.” ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca I love Vancouver and its beautiful blue sky because it is my own. There are always these surreal cotton candy clouds that float lazily above you in the warm summer sky. Read more…
Although Washington, D.C. is a federal territory and not a state, it still deserve a spot on the list for being the nation’s capital! I had the privilege to visit during July 4th to catch all the festivities going on at the time. I visited all the museums and the Read more…
Visiting Baltimore was part of my quest of following the events of the War of 1812. With arguably one of the most beautiful libraries in the world, Fort McHenry, being home to the “Star Spangled Banner”, and Lexington Market, Baltimore is not to be missed by anyone going to the Read more…
What’s there for an Asian kid in the mid-western plains? Friendship and fellowship! Several Minnesotans were in Hong Kong on exchange and I met them in a University prayer group. To be honest, I didn’t think I’d ever meet them again after they left, but I was wrong. Come 2016 Read more…
The last time I was in Las Vegas was when I was four, so I don’t really have any photos of my own. The picture on the left is a royalty free picture for commercial use I found on PixBay. I distinctly remember this being my second holiday ever (the Read more…