Articles by Juliette Giannesini
French woman in English Canada. Occasionally: speaks Mandarin or Spanish, bitches about the Canadian weather, writes left-wing rants, gives test to her students so that she can read the paper and have breakfast, speaks of cultural difference or goes backpacking across the world. And enjoys Canada as her new home.
Picture of the Week: Sens Fever
This year, loyal Ottawa hockey fans were rewarded: The Ottawa Senators, the city’s team, made it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Suddenly, Sens flags started to appear all across the city, on windows, on cars… and even on the big crane by the National Art Gallery of Canada.
Good Luck Nobita—A New Tee!
I subscribed to Day of the Shirt, a website aggregating limited edition designer t-shirt sales from different popular stores. After a couple of weeks, I finally found a design that caught my eye: “Good Luck Nobita” by designer Jeda, available on Unamee.
Ottawa Tulips Festival – 2013 Edition
The annual Tulips Festival opened on a very warm week and the flowers were all in bloom. It was beautiful, as usual. We went to Dow’s Lake and by the Canal on several occasions to capture the beautiful sea of colours.
Hire Immigrants Ottawa – Bringing Together Newcomers and Employers
Canada welcomes immigrants for a variety of reasons, including to help the country address challenges such as an aging workforce and demands for skilled labour. However, many newcomers run into settlement difficulties, like having their foreign credentials recognized, fitting into the Canadian work culture and networking their way to a job that truly matches their skills.
So how can we bridge the gap and build a better country?
Picture of the Week: The Polite Sign
Canadians have the international reputation of being polite and courteous—and this apparently extends to our signs.
“It Gets Better…”—Okay, So When Exactly?
Everybody said so: “raising kids gets easier with time, it does get better”.
These wise souls just didn’t say when.
Sail Away for a Holiday to Remember
If you’re after a holiday to remember and, indeed, perhaps the holiday of a lifetime, you can’t go far wrong with a luxury cruise holiday—especially when you travel with a cruise operator like Royal Caribbean …
"Welcome to the United States of America, Honey!”
We are in Ogdensburg, New York State. Mark’s first international trip. Oh, I’m so proud of him—so far, he behaves.
Okay, this is not exactly and new-and-exotic location. Ogdensburg is the closest US town from Ottawa, a quick one-hour drive from home. But still, technically, it’s the first time Mark goes abroad—the three or four international trips he took when he was in my womb (France, New York State, NY City, France and London) don’t count, do they?
May & Seven Months… in Numbers!
Mark is turning seven-month-old on May 12, and it’s time for the monthly highlight of new baby skills learned and milestones reached!
[Interview] Jeff, an American Globetrotter Settling in Nova Scotia
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Jeff and his family live in a fishing village just outside Halifax, on the east coast of Canada. After years of managing IT information security, Jeff now runs his own consulting business out of his home. This allows his biggest passion: being around his two young kids.
