How is it Already Sunday?

It’s Sunday night here on the east coast and I’m sitting in bed wondering where the weekend went. I wish I could say that the weekend was taken up by some weekend trip or, at the very least, productively spent at the library powering through contracts. My weekend saw neither. Apart from a great night…

Red Pepper Hummus & Amaretto Sours in Windsor

Before coming out to Windsor, I’ll be completely honest: I was terrified of the food situation. Thankfully, it’s not as bad as I was expecting. There are a few restaurants/pubs in an area west of the Ambassador Bridge called Sandwich Towne that serve good food and drinks. Sandwich Towne reminds me of Vancouver’s Gastown, only…

Broken A/Cs and a Heat Wave

After a week of Academic Orientation interspersed with Social Orientation events almost every night, I was looking forward to starting class and settling into a routine. That didn’t happen. Three out of five days of my first official week of school were cancelled because of excessive heat. Temperatures hit about 40 degrees, the air conditioners…

Brother’s Birthday

It’s my brother’s birthday today, and for the first time ever, I’m not celebrating with the rest of my family. Instead, I’m sitting in my dorm room, having just endured a stressful morning at the bookstore (followed by 2 taquitos and a grape Slurpee), typing this out and wishing I was with my family enjoying…

Can we Rewind to Saturday?

After an entire night on a plane, I arrived in muggy Windsor this morning. And just a little over 24 hours since our goodbye at YVR, I’m already missing Stella’s squishy little face. Right now, I’m sitting in my dorm room eating a random combination of green apples, brie, and salt & vinegar Mrs. Vickies,…