From the unknown to the familiar
From the sweltering heat of Chennai, India to the rainy coldness of Vancouver, Canada, moving halfway around the world has provided me with an abundance of new experiences. India, known for its …
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October 22 2018 Online Special Guo Pei: Couture Beyond
The Vancouver Art Gallery will be unveiling Guo Pei: Couture Beyond, the first Canadian exhibition devoted to the work of Guo Pei, China’s preeminent couturière. This mid-career survey features …
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October 22 2018 Verbatim I wanted another way of life
Leaving for Canada was a choice I had made a long time ago. Originally from the French countryside, from a family that takes little or no vacation and where we work hard, travelling is somewhat …
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October 8 2018 Verbatim Bem vindo à Vancouver
Do you know what a Brazil nut is called in Brazil? A nut. Why am I mentioning this silly joke? Well, we Latinas don’t call ourselves “Latinas” before moving out of South America. We usually …
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September 24 2018 Verbatim A childhood dream come true...
As a child I dreamed of travelling, exploring new horizons and learning other languages. Whenever my parents took a trip I always hoped that they would take me along on their journey, at the very …
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September 24 2018 Postcard A Delhi state of mind
Photo by Carl Densem.Beneath the surface of New Delhi traffic lies acceptance. One might easily miss it amid the …
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September 10 2018 Columns The move to Canada
One day I came home from work and opened my Gmail to find the golden email from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) – a request to submit my passport at the nearest Canadian High Commission. …
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September 10 2018 Postcard Haggling in India
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August 27 2018 Verbatim Here, my idealism is almost realistic
I left France mostly because my interactions with my compatriots no longer suited me. It was as though every conversation I engaged in was met with a narrowness of spirit, a rejection of differences …
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August 27 2018 Columns La Chanson de Tadoussac
Arriving near Tadoussac, Quebec, we were immersed in fog, which spread across the breadth of the St. Lawrence River. Crossing the Saguenay River by the free public ferry, one could see just the tops …