How Midsummer taught me about becoming a woman
I’ve spent my life saying I’m 1/4 Swedish – but the Scandinavian Community Centre taught me why that’s important.
Growing up, I was very Swedish. I spent every Christmas singing Swedish …
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June 12 2023 Columns Exploring Yukon, the Land of the Midnight Sun
Visiting all 13 provinces and territories of Canada is on my bucket list and so for a week in May, I went up to the Yukon Territory with some friends to not only get away from the hustle and bustle …
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July 4 2022 Columns Onwards to OTTAWA
In June, my wife Sherry and I travelled to Ottawa, the capital of our great country, for the first time. A domestic Canadian trip after a two year hiatus from travelling due to the pandemic felt …
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April 20 2020 Columns Floripa, Brazil: my first taste of South America
When I think of Brazil, I imagine beautiful beaches, amazing barbequed meat, rain forests and sunshine. Last year I had the opportunity to stop imagining these things and truly experience them on my …
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April 6 2020 Columns The glory of the Eternal City – Rome
Rome is known to many as the Eternal City. It has lasted for centuries and continues to stand tall even today. Over the holidays in December/January, I went on a mini-Euro adventure that included …
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March 23 2020 Columns A Parisian New Year
The Arc de Triomphe lights up during the winter holidays. | Photo by Kristy Dockstader
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March 2 2020 Columns A love affair with Barcelona
I’m in love! But not with a person, with a country. Over the last few years I have slowly been falling in love with the Spanish language and culture. It started with a flirtation, taking Spanish as…
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January 20 2020 Columns The first wave of New Year in Hanoi
The first of January marks the start of a new year, but for many people it is also a prompt for celebration. For Vietnamese people, New Year’s Eve is a rather new concept from the 2000s decade. …
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November 4 2019 Columns The Magic of New York
A mural in New York. | Photo courtesy of Kristy Dockstader
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August 26 2019 Postcard Postcard - Honeymoon in Québec City
In July, my wife Sherry and I travelled to Québec City for the second part of our Canadian honeymoon vacation. We had previously visited Montréal in December 2018 and we loved La belle province so …