Expat in Toronto

• FIRST FLIGHT 12 years ago May 30, 2012 Waking-up this morning to the sound of Canadian Geese flying past my bedroom window, as I opened my eyes and remembered that today marks the end of my adventure in Toronto, was more than symbolic. Filled with so many contradictory feelings – sadness at saying goodbye to friends...
• NEWFOUNDLAND! 12 years ago Blown-away by the beautiful East Coast last summer, there was only one place in Canada left on my bucket list: St John’s, Newfoundland. With this in mind, Hope and I made our way to the north east island where we were blown away again - but this time, in a slightly different way. While...
• GOING OUT WEST - THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS 12 years ago Our grizzly bear! Vincent van Gogh once wrote “I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate” so, while musing on what to do in Vancouver, I made the last minute decision to embark on a Moose Tour of the Rocky Mountains with a large group of twenty-something year olds. Over the course...
• GOING OUT WEST, VANCOUVER STYLE 12 years ago If I was given a dollar for every time someone asked whether I’ve been “out west” over the past eighteen months I’d be very rich.  So, with only a month left in Canada, I booked a plane ticket to see what everyone was talking about. Enclosed by the Pacific Ocean and snow topped...
• MAKING A DECISION 12 years ago We make decisions all the time; some more deliberate and significant than others, some less so. This week I shared my decision to leave Toronto and return home to London, UK. In many of the following conversations, people asked what I will miss most about Canada; so here’s something which...

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