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The Ying And the Yang

March 7, 2007 – 3:01 am | One Comment | 208 Read this
The Ying And the Yang

I used to carry my whole life in a bag. Light bur­den, easy to tidy up.
Before we came to Ottawa, we lived on the road for almost two years. Cen­tral Amer­ica, South Amer­ica, South Pacific… A …

Cold Crash Course

January 12, 2007 – 3:18 am | 235 Read this

Fuck­ing cold.

This win­ter is one of the warmest so far, with barely enough snow to cover the ground. But it got cold today, with a low of – 15C, felt like – 20C.

Different, you said ?

December 14, 2006 – 4:26 pm | 5 Comments | 265 Read this
Different, you said ?

After all, I had sur­vived China, most Latin Amer­ica coun­tries, Aus­tralia, New Zealand… Why wouldn’t I blend in in Canada ?

This Is Just Where I Came In

November 13, 2006 – 4:48 pm | 251 Read this

I first landed in Canada on a cold Feb­ru­ary day. After a long trip in Latin Amer­ica which led us to Brazil, I had finally taken a plane to this unknown con­ti­nent: North America.