Principles

The streets in Canada are much cleaner than most of the cities in Russia, but the architecture is definitely a lot more boring. As a complet...

Home, Home, Where Art Thou?

What is this place I call home? Who are these well-meaning people who I don't understand anymore? I recognize these symbols and flags, y...

End of Act I

Returning to Canada after a year in Russia and a week in England was, to say the least, anti-climatic. The past year that I spent in Russia ...

Live Bands & Angry Girls

Last Tuesday I went to Ottawa Bluesfest to see Xavier Rudd and Our Lady Peace. Those were amazing shows. I particularly liked Xavier Rudd, w...

Canada Day

It's Canada Day in Ottawa, which means everybody has an excuse to drink beer, watch Sarah McLachlan on Parliament Hill and view the nati...

The Summer Before I Went To Korea

The summer before I went to Korea I stayed with my ex at her parent's place in Mabou, Nova Scotia. Man, what a summer that was! Mabou is...

Axis & Allies

So it's nealry 1 am Saturday night...or rather, Sunday morning althoug it's not that late but I always consider it the night before ...

Ottawa POV

I've been bashing Ottawa quite a lot recently and I wish I could apologize for it, but the fact of the matter remains that Ottawa sucks....

So Friggin' Hot

It is so damn hot in my apartment. The windows ALL face west, where the sun sets. Air has a difficult time circulating around this box and i...

For Whom The Bell Tolls

Those damn bells! A block away from me is an Italian Catholic church and EVERY morning at 8 am they ring the bells for ten minutes! Sometime...

Sidetracked

Okay, so I'm in Ottawa and not in Russia like I planned. What can I say about Ottawa? Well, I'm not particularly fond of Canada'...