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At my high school, curious teachers and classmates sometimes ask me, “What language do you speak at home? English or Mandarin?”
I tell them I speak both. [Read more…]
Verbatim
Two is more than just 1+1
Teaching according to the country
We had always wanted to try leaving our European home behind. The only thing yet to be determined was the destination. We dreamed of China until my husband took the train to the Destination Canada forum, which takes place every year in Paris. As we listened to meetings and speeches, professional and personal desires began [...] [Read more…]
Living in French on the West Coast
I have been living in British Columbia for about fifty years. Did I end up here by chance or by fate? [Read more…]
The great melting pot
Vancouver is often said to be a city with no culture. [Read more…]
Ode to Vancouver
Vancouver is many things – a world-class urban metropolis, a home for immigrants seeking a better life, and much more. But to me, first and foremost, it’s my home.
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Everything happens for a reason
Ask new Vancouverites why they decided to settle in Vancouver, and many of them will give you a logical answer; a worthy reason, as if their choice were a reasonable one – a job offer, relatives, studies, maybe even an interest in the West Coast. [Read more…]
Almost Canadian
It was a cold December night in 2011 and my fiancé and I were aboard a Christmas Carol cruise that had left Coal Harbour just minutes before. Our boat slid along English Bay with the twinkling lights of downtown Vancouver in the background. We hadn’t really paid attention to the carol part of the tour name when we booked it and didn’t think much of it other than that the cruise must have a Christmas theme. [Read more…]
Political beliefs and cultures
After a 15-hour flight with Air Canada, I finally get off the plane and walk through the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to the railway that will take me into the city, carrying my heavy luggage behind me. [Read more…]
I. am. Canadian?
Iwas born and raised in Vancouver. Anyone growing up in this multicultural town knows that it’s par for the course to rub shoulders with people from around the world. I have friends from Brazil to Japan, and I can buy the best international meals for less than the price of a movie ticket.
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