Category Archives: France
An Expat in Vancouver: Winter walks
Even in dark, rainy winter, the water beckons.
An Expat in Vancouver: The Mayor
Vancouver’s Mayor Gregor Robertson spoke at CreativeMornings/Vancouver yesterday morning, and I was there. The Mayor didn’t step up to speak at CreativeMornings to talk politics, but let’s face it, he IS the Mayor and everything he says has to be … Continue reading
An Expat in Vancouver: My Neighborhood
When we first moved to Vancouver, we rented in the rapidly gentrifying Mt. Pleasant neighborhood. We had almost everything we needed or wanted a few blocks from our door: the Canada Line for rapid transit, a Whole Foods, a library … Continue reading
An Expat in Vancouver: Autumn
Yesterday I took a long walk in the autumn sun, a rare but always joyful event in Vancouver. The kids are in school and the adults are being professional, so the parks are quiet, in stunning contrast with the boisterous … Continue reading
An expat in Vancouver: at the Canada-US border
As a US expat living in Vancouver, I travel back and forth between my home and the US quite a bit, mostly to my former home, Portland. The border separating the two has an interesting, complicated history and I enjoy … Continue reading