Although the VPL has dozens of branches all over the city, my favorite location is the central library in downtown Vancouver. You might have noticed that I have an affinity for libraries having visited the Peabody Library, the Grimm Zentrum, and the Library of Congress on several occasions The central Read more…
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…
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…
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…
Point Roberts – a geographical feature with a political anomaly. Apparently, the British and Americans weren’t aware of a small peninsula out west when they drew a straight line across the map to determine the border. Oops, maybe some surveying would’ve been nice. High school students have to cross the Read more…
The USA and Canada are almost magical; like Hong Kong, it was built by immigrants and refugees who arrived with nothing and faced with an uncertain future. With determination and grit, they resolved to make this a meritocracy where anyone can make it in life – or so they believed. Read more…