On the way back from DC, my colleague was giving me some tips on what words to use in Canada. “Garbage” instead of “trash,” for example. Apparently saying “trash” immediately marks you as non-Canadian. The word is used to describe…
Category: Acclimating and Adjusting
Reality is sinking in today, manning the booth on the last day of #AALS12. Tomorrow morning, I will not be flying home to my own bed. I will merely be passing through my former home city of Chicago on my…
This move is fraught with challenges, which is part of what makes it exciting for me. The challenge of starting over, in nearly every sense. New location. New country. New set of tax laws and customs to learn. New people.…