There are a few things I’ve gotten used to since moving to Vancouver. I’ve even come to appreciate some of their words for things. It’s what makes this a worthwhile experience. Something new, something quirky, something different relative to the…
Category: Acclimating and Adjusting
I need a project, something to redirect my energy into something constructive, as people wiser than me have said. Yep. i agree. Things have settled down. Commute is now routing. Work is routine. Apartment keeps coming along. Not as many…
Chicago is a great city. I miss it. It’s home. Always will be. When people visit Chicago, they rave about its greatness. And it doesn’t take long for one of two things to happen. Either they say they see why…
WE WON! WE WON! The softball team I’m on won our playoff game last night. We advance to the next round. We beat the number one seed! 9-4. I’m pretty stoked! We played really well, offensively and defensively. Hits came…
Sometimes I think Vancouver is reminding me this whole thing is temporary, that I just need to learn a lesson or two, far from home and then something will come along that compels me to move along. The seemingly rain.…
Gorgeous evening yesterday. I met up with some friends earlier for a BBQ, then went back to my apartment to let some other friends in so they could keep their bikes in my apartment instead of fighting the crowds with…
On Saturday, Kits held its annual Music Fest and Street Fair. It ran from Burrard all the way down to MacDonald. I heard about it at work earlier in the week, took a break from my #bteakingbad marathon and went…
Vancouver is full of inclines. It’s mountainous, surprise surprise. And running the roads in my neighborhood, I’ve found, is easier going out as I’m going downhill, and a challenge coming back because it is up hill. To get to flat…
I’ve been a bit emotional since I got back, and it’s been bothering me. It’s nice yet depressing to be back. Why? Because it’s hard leaving a place where you are loved, appreciated and missed to return to a place…
Yesterday I experienced something #freelancers generally don’t: a company outing/team building event. As a #freelancer, it was merely an outing, something fun to do with friends or just something fun to do. Haunted kayak tour down the Chicago River. An…