I recently decided to go gluten-free in my diet. I did this for personal reasons, but my results and findings since going gluten-free can be public. My dad is Celiac and has had a gluten-free diet for a few years now. The disease is hereditary and although I do not have the disease, I do […]
The last time I lived in the United States I was 17 years old, but every American Thanksgiving I get a little pang in my heart to venture back for the annual holiday. I love holiday tradition, the family gathering, football on T.V., and the amazing spread of food on the table. I am also […]
I was in Seattle this past weekend visiting lifelong friends, Corinne, Matt, Karalee, and Roland. Corinne flew from Washington, DC to Seattle earlier in the week to spend time with her brother, Matt, and Roland drove from Portland, Oregon for a visit. I took the Clipper from downtown Victoria to downtown Seattle and while on […]
Want to know a surreal conversation you could have with Jeff and I if you meet us for the first time? You: Where do you live? Us: Victoria, BC You: Where are you from? Me: Ugh, I hate that question. Jeff: Australia You: Where did you go to Highschool? Me: Pakistan and Washington, DC Jeff: […]
I went to see a screening of the documentary “The Clean Bin Project” last night at Victoria’s Open Cinema. The documentary is about a Vancouver couple who decided to live ZERO waste for one year, no trash, no buying stuff, compost and recycle as much as possible. What started out as a competition between the […]
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much I default to Facebook for “keeping in touch” with friends and family. The reality is I don’t really keep in touch. What I do is skim through the feeds, read the latest status updates of friends, and occasionally view their pictures. Oh and although I hate […]
I am not even sure where to begin when describing our Texan holiday (which we are still on). As I mentioned before this is the first time I have met Jeff’s side of the family and it has been so amazing. Jeff’s father, Colin, married a fabulous woman, Margaret, who is from Texas hence the […]
