Happy Mother’s Day Mom: I sent in the photo of us at the Pink Floyd laser light show holding our fluffy maroon throw pillows but the editor chose the graduation picture! http://www.vancouverobs...
Reblogged from Lollipops and Rainbows: Gardening never fails to make me feel a bit more Hitlerite. I mean, what am I to determine what kind of plant can live in my garden or not? Rhododendrons are fi...
I can’t wait to go home to English Bay, arrive with my suitcases to my home with the orange door and proceed to slip on some rollerblades and go for a spin around around the Seawall, past the S...
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved – Victor Hugo With that, I leave you with a few songs and a reminder that Graeme and I will be singing and playing music at 6:...
Bis, M
If you grew up in Vancouver, the annual HSBC fireworks show along English Bay is one of the memories you look fondly back upon. Regardless of whether you’re three or whether you’re eighty...
Finally, the moment that I have been waiting for has come! Color-blocking has made a splash across Spring/Summer 2012 fashion trends once again. This trend was seen a lot in the Spring 2011/2012 coll...
Most students go to college to earn the credentials that will eventually lead them to employment and by default, financial stability. This is just the reality of the situation. You become educated so...
It’s Short Term at Bates. When you have a month that consists of only one class and a four-day weekend, you bet that a lengthy Short Term movie list is going to be constructed! Although it̵...
Late at night, the darnedest things occur to you. Although last week was supposed to be a relaxing and tranquil break, it ended up being a week of sleep deprivation as I absolutely anticipated when I...
What a week. I trekked from Maine – Boston – New York – Connecticut – Maine. As much as I enjoy traveling, this particular trip was a tad bit draining. Perhaps Maine has maime...
I realize that it is exam season or upcoming exam season for many people around this time of the year. I am unbelievably almost done freshman year. Is it just me or does time conveniently expedite it...
Today, I had my first experience filing taxes. How exciting, you might think. Michelle, you are truly experiencing adult life now! Not really. I now understand why people have accountants to do this....
Last month, Kate Spade released its first watch collection. Vivid colors and gold bangles with floral patterns from the Florence Broadhurst tour were highlights of the debut collection. I meant to wr...
Recently, my roommate Rokya and I headed down to Lake Andrews (affectionately known as the Puddle) after a very satisfying dinner at our dining hall. Although it was cold and the chills of a brisk wi...
Around this time of the year, things are looking up in terms of the weather. However, in my dearest state of Maine, there is still a minor wind chill and the eternal sunshine has not settled in or st...
After sifting through some old photographs tonight, I thought that I would share a few for nostalgia’s sake. It’s been almost a year since I’ve been in college, but I really have to...
Here lies a copper-colored coin with two maple leaves adjoined to one stem: The Canadian penny. Everything will be rounded to the nearest nickel! For consumer psychology, gone are the seemingly fanta...
We rarely get strawberries at Bates – and when we do, it is a madhouse in Commons – but every blue moon, they come in the form of a tuxedo chocolate-covered strawberry! Delicious! Bates r...
It’s incredible! The first day of spring is here and despite all the bipolar weather signals we have been receiving, it has been sunny all week! Girls are in their bikinis on the football field...
You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself. ~Alan Alda To be too con...
Despite Maine’s notorious winters, I haven’t heard too much about the state’s reputation for rain. I always envisioned New England as a rainy region, but I haven’t seen too mu...
“Livability is a complex issue. One man’s livability may be another man’s claustrophobia. But the roots of livability lie in the ability to live in human-scale housing, and the ability to stay ...
Bonjour all! Every year, Bates hosts an International Dinner. This year, I spent four hours slaving away in the kitchen making spring rolls with my roommate Rokya and my good friend Felix. I discover...
An explosion of vivid floral prints and quirky bags with a retro feel line the wall-papered walls of interior and fashion design heaven known as Kate Spade on Newbury Street, Boston. In a nutshell, K...
Happy Leap Day everyone! What are you planning on doing today? Think about the marvel of this day. We have one extra day every four years in our lives: a whole 24 hours to live, love, breathe, eat, l...
For some peculiar reason, I haven’t been listening to a lot of music since coming to college. My music library has stayed fairly static! If you have any good music, please feel free to send it ...
Before I decided to come to the United States for university, I would always wonder why Canadian students in the US would always come home deprived of Asian food, bereaved by the apparent lack of Asi...
BIS, M
About five months ago, I distinctly recall saying that I would never inject a spending dollar in Boston’s economy because of our hockey rivalry, but it looks as if I have had to reverse that de...
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