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  • Shafia trial
    Blog,  Bridging Cultures,  Islam

    Truth, Justice and the Canadian Way – on the end of the Shafia trial

    January 30, 2012

    Yesterday, Canada sent a strong message to immigrants who think they can import illegal practices from their home country and expect to be treated leniently by the law. A trial conducted simultaneously in English, Farsi and Darsi, that heard testimonies from experts in Afghan cultural beliefs and practices, finally reached its conclusion as the jury returned a guilty verdict.

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    Requiem for Jenna Morrison

    November 15, 2011

    Square peg in a round hole? Get used to it… you’re an expat.

    September 16, 2011
    birthday boy

    Birthday Boy!

    February 1, 2012
  • Autobiographical Posts,  Expat Life,  Mental Health

    A farm-girl’s reluctant farewell

    January 26, 2012

    Growing up on an isolated farm in rural Ireland, my childhood memories are largely happy ones. I spent most of my time playing outdoors. Things could have been idyllic but for the inexplicable holes and blanks in my child’s comprehension. Looking past the fresh air and freedom, all was not well in my world.

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    Grandad’s Ghost, or, How To Fuck Up A Funeral

    December 17, 2015
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    Who would be a woman?

    November 21, 2012
    Awards

    Versatile? Me?

    October 17, 2011
  • Family at the beach, Ajax, Ontario
    Blog,  Photography

    The most precious things

    January 25, 2012

    It can happen any day. There doesn't have to be anything special going on. But there'll be that heart-stopping, cloud-clearing moment when you're suddenly infused with happiness as you realise that you have all you need in this world, right here with you, right now. And that moment is just perfection...

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    Water Wonder – our trip to Niagara

    September 7, 2011
    Paris, Ontario

    Playing In Paris

    October 2, 2013

    Black Flowers Blossom – Surfing the BPD breakers

    November 18, 2013
  • B is for... bi-lingual
    A-Z of Canada,  Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    A-Z of Canada: B is for Bi-Lingual

    January 24, 2012

    Canada is officially a bi-lingual country. English and French are both enshrined in its constitution - although strangely, learning French is not compulsory in the education system. All federal services, policies and laws must be enacted and available in both languages. All MP’s, including the Prime Minister, need to be fluent in them. Canada's premier, Stephen Harper, routinely fields queries in both French and English at Prime Minister’s Questions.

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    A is for Awesome

    A-Z of Canada: A is for Awesome

    January 16, 2012
    the letter C

    A-Z of Canada: C is for Cottage

    March 5, 2012

    A-Z of Canada: D is for dandelion, Dollarstore and ‘due diligence’

    May 29, 2013
  • Oshawa Generals logo
    Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    A visit from the Oshawa Generals

    January 19, 2012

    J came out of school today, flushed and full of news, clutching a hockey card in her hand. The Oshawa Generals had visited the school and she'd had a one-to-one with Andy. That's Andy Andreoff to you and me.

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    Arrested Development

    August 1, 2011
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    Understanding Suicide

    August 23, 2012
    Eggs in an eggbox with faces drawn on them, the majority looking at one different coloured egg among them.

    Adult Autism: Is That A Thing?

    October 28, 2015
  • A quiet moment, child reading
    Blog,  Photography

    A quiet moment

    January 17, 2012

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    The Qur'an

    Once Upon a Time in the Hijaz

    August 7, 2012

    Wherever The Fancy Takes You

    September 4, 2013
    Pulled apart by horses

    Torn

    May 6, 2012
  • A is for Awesome
    A-Z of Canada,  Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    A-Z of Canada: A is for Awesome

    January 16, 2012

    Once used to describe the feeling of awe created by, for example, Man walking on the Moon - now the word AWESOME just means Cool... If you want to bond with Canadians in any situation, this is the word you need in your vocabulary!

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    A-Z of Canada: E is for Emerge

    June 17, 2013
    the letter C

    A-Z of Canada: C is for Cottage

    March 5, 2012
    B is for... bi-lingual

    A-Z of Canada: B is for Bi-Lingual

    January 24, 2012
  • punch
    Bridging Cultures,  Interracial marriage

    The Bombshell

    January 12, 2012

    The words had the impact of a punch in the gut, and like space junk, came out of the blue. “I’m going to be moving out.” Shock was swiftly followed by a feeling of stupidity, then shame for having been so stupid...

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    Loweswarehouse

    Lowe’s sinks to new low

    December 13, 2011
    Meet the parents

    Meeting the In-Laws – bridging the cultural divide

    March 23, 2012
    Biracial family

    4 Tips For Raising Biracial Children

    July 25, 2013
  • Dairymilk chocolate bar partially unwrapped
    Blog,  Expat Life

    Chocolate heaven…

    January 6, 2012

    I am in chocolate heaven right now, HUGE, and I mean HUGE thanks to Lee Newman the driving force behind Stouffville Academy of Music & Dance, the beating heart of the performing arts scene in Stouffville, for picking up some imported Dairymilk from a shady corner store somewhere in the Scarborough area

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    CANSPELL winner

    S-p-e-l-l-i-n-g B-e-e

    February 23, 2012
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    Smashing Mental Health Stigma With Free Family Movies

    March 27, 2013
    Mind-logo

    “Dear borderline me…”

    February 26, 2013
  • expat-focus-website
    Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    Conquering My Driving Demons

    January 5, 2012

    For a long time, before exchanging my British driving licence for a Canadian one, I would mentally rehearse driving here. Closing my eyes, I would imagine every part of the journey into town, all the intersections, traffic lights and lane changes, haunted by the fear that I would end up on the wrong side of the road and terrified of the potential carnage. I had read, in my trusty “Guide to Living and Working in Canada”, that it was helpful to stick a post-it on your dashboard reminding you to “Keep right”, so I knew it wasn’t unknown for people to forget. If it was a possibility for some, it…

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    Streetlamp at sunset

    BPD – How Can You Help?

    April 10, 2013
    Toronto Time-Lapse

    Toronto Time-Lapse

    October 10, 2012
    bringchange2mind_logo

    Do something that makes a difference today…

    February 7, 2012
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