Sport in the City
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Before arriving in Vancouver, an abundance of googled images of the city flooded my …
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August 26 2013 Columns Language Exchange
Languages deciphering the message. | Photo by Christian Rowlands, FlickrNí hǎo mā? I fumbled over the basic greeting in …
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August 5 2013 Columns City of Lights, City of Glass: a yogic balance
Lotus Land, Raincouver, Vansterdam – you probably already know all of Vancouver’s nicknames. Recently, while strolling through a few different neighbourhoods, I came up with another one: Vanyoga.…
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July 8 2013 Columns More than an education
Raised in a rich and predominantly white town in the southern interior of B.C., I was not often exposed to other races and cultures while growing up. I visited Vancouver frequently, but not once did …
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It’s been just over eleven months since my family and I landed in Vancouver. It feels as if it was just yesterday, though. I still remember that Saturday morning when our eyes met and held. I …
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May 20 2013 Verbatim Close encounters in unexpected places
When I look closely, I see a variety of people and cultures in many places – on university campuses, while travelling and in social settings. Then, when I look even closer, I realize different …
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May 6 2013 Verbatim Two is more than just 1+1
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.
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April 22 2013 Columns 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 …
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April 8 2013 Columns Turn the page
My bag was packed for the journey. It was a long one and at 11 years old I really couldn’t comprehend the more than 11,000 kilometres we were about to travel.
“Now boarding.”
I walked onto …