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How Was Your Weekend?

September 18, 2007

in Canada, China, Expat Life

It’s a Tuesday morning. I’m at work, sipping coffee, trying to ignore the shockingly loud siren that is sounding all across the airport. No one seems to know why there is a loud siren, and I don’t see any sign of fire, so perhaps they are just testing it. The truth is, we will probably [...]

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The Post-Vacation Blahs Continue

February 19, 2006

in Daily Life, Shijiazhuang, Toronto

The weather has been great for the past few days. Blue skies, cool breezes, sun – actual sun, not a glowing mass of clouds. Maybe spring is not too far away. The airplanes are actually in the sky flying for a change, not parked on the apron covered up to protect them from the cold. [...]

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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving

October 10, 2005

in Canada, Holidays

To all my Canadian friends ~ Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you all enjoy the day and eat lots of good food! For those of you working today ~ yea! Time and a half!

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My Send Off – Toronto Style

August 29, 2005

in Moving, Toronto

Toronto said goodbye to me by stealing my bicycle out of my own back yard, during the one minute I left it outside unattended and unlocked. I was planning on shipping the bike to Texas, so I suppose this saved me at least $100. (Although that is what I could have sold it for… I [...]

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I was supposed to fly out today…

August 28, 2005

in Moving, Toronto

And what a relief that we changed our flight to Wednesday. There is still a ton of stuff to do, like somehow fitting a ton of stuff into the suitcases. It really hasn’t sunk in yet, either. I don’t quite get why everyone is saying goodbye and throwing us goodbye parties… Am I going somewhere? [...]

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Moving Again: It’s Scary and Exciting

July 22, 2005

in Moving, Toronto

A few weeks ago, the DH (henceforth DH to mean Dear Hubby) applied for a job in China, more or less on a whim. I thought, “Oh, that’s cool,” and then sort of forgot about it. He got replies right away and before I knew it, moving to China seemed like a plausible thing. China?! [...]

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