Archive for November, 2007
ALEXISONFIRE
Posted in Concerts, tagged Alexisonfire, Glasgow on November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Hypocrisy
Posted in Belgium, tagged Consumerism, Europe, Hypocrisy on November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Moi, je veux un Playstation dans mon auto quand j’vais etre vielle.”
“Anne-Marie voyons, t’habite pas en Amerique toi!”
I was getting off a bus in Brussels when I overheard that conversation between a mother and her 12-year-old daughter. In and of itself, it wasn’t really a big deal. But it represents what I feel most Europeans [...]
Spraying Away the Blame
Posted in Germany, tagged Berlin, Holocaust, Memorial, Nazis on November 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It was a strange sight, especially in the dark. At first, I was barely able to see what I was looking at. Further still, I was unsure how I should be feeling at that particular moment, standing between the concrete blocks at Berlin’s Holocaust monument.
LOVE
Posted in Pop Culture, tagged Andy Samberg, SNL on November 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I realize this has very little, if anything at all, to do with me being abroad (maybe it plays on the fact that I seem to always be on my laptop now? but even that’s a stretch) but I had to mention the fact that I’ve fallen back in love with Andy Sandberg.
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4 Cups of Tea a Day
Posted in UK, tagged Bristol, Tea, UK on November 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
…stains your teeth? …makes you British? Well, I don’t think my teeth are stained and I still feel plenty Canadian, so maybe not. But those four cups each day did fit perfectly well into my routine this past week in Bristol, England.
