while cleaning up some old folders in my email account i found one barried underneath more recent correspondence.  the folder was title ‘writing’ and in it was a draft that i had sent to myself with a note “journal entry”.  i suppose this was a reminder to myself to start an online post of some…

it’s that time of the year when this city’s true character comes out.  the buzz of festivals, the savoury taste of food and wine, the culture of art and music and the laughing relief of a comedic talent.  even the french contributes to melbourne’s soulful life. march in melbourne is all about engaging in new experiences,…

i have never been fond of saying goodbye. especially to those that i am so fond of, integral kinship in my life that make it feel so whole.  the type of goodbye that is indefinite because you just don’t know when you will see one another again.  yes, that is the extremely hard one.  indeed, i…

it just hit me today that i have made the decision to move away from home.  completely away for a long period of time.  i don’t have much with me either.  there used to be a time when that would stress me out.  i always needed to be surrounded by things.  but in recent months…

seven months ago i boarded a plane and didn’t look back.  now that emotions, instances and well, life, have calmed, i am able to reflect back on what has been a blinding, turbulent whirlwind, and this is what i see: no person – whether it be a boy, friend or family member – or single…

happy thanksgiving from down under! a meaningful holiday.  full of firsts.  first time i prepared any type of food for a festive feast.  and a ham of all things.  first holiday dinner away from family.  a meal celebrated with lovely strangers.  one commonality – canadians in search of celebrating a native tradition.  all grateful.  all…

today i had this grand thought of how i want to develop the next phase of my life, how i want to spend my days, how i want to embrace the time that seems to pass ever so qucikly…..a day that starts with a freshly made latte – pursuing international headlines and becoming aware of what…

i am struggling to figure out if i fit in with Australia.  it has been six months, my love affair with Melbourne becoming bittersweet.  still fascinated by what the city is teaching me yet somehow mildly frustrated by my inability to really feel embraced.  i have been told that i am “too full on”, intense…

spent a lovely afternoon sitting in a coffee shop for 6 hours enjoying the company of HS, a swedish girl whom i met at work.  within a couple of weeks of knowing her and some coffee breaks in the avro i just knew that she was one of those “friends at first sight”. simply laughing and exchanging stores i didn’t realize…

discovered a brilliant new concept today that allows you to eat great tasting food that makes you feel good too: pay-what-you-feel dining. pioneered by a restaurant called lentil as anything, pay-what-you-feel dining in Melbourne is a blended mix of restaurant cooperative meets a wholesomeness of a home-cooked meal. described a “nonprofit organization, serving up a…