Twenty Years in Canada

212 articles

Two decades of life in Canada—from newcomer confusion to knowing exactly what still makes no sense.

Ottawa, September 2026

Twenty Years in Canada

Why Do Canadians Sit in Their Parked Cars?

3 days ago

Clyde and Merivale, Ottawa

Ottawa Explained

I’m Watching Middle-Class Normalcy Collapse in Ottawa Suburbia

1 week ago

Ottawa, September 2026

Twenty Years in Canada

Every Other Week, My Neighbours Put Their Lives on the Curb

2 weeks ago

Dancers performing as other participants in regalia watch from the sidelines — Akwesasne International Powwow, Sept. 13, 2026, Lamoureux Park, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

Twenty Years in Canada

I Went Powwow-ing Because It Sounded Like a Good Idea

2 weeks ago

Hand-beaded medicine wheel pendant at the Akwesasne powwow, September 2026

Twenty Years in Canada

What It Took for a White Immigrant to See Canada’s Racism

3 weeks ago

Ottawa, September 2026

Making a Living

ChatGPT Is Apologetic, Claude Is a Self-Righteous Ass, and Both Still Need a Human Translator

4 weeks ago

Ottawa, June 2026

Making a Living

“Don’t You Just Upload It to ChatGPT?”

June 10, 2026

Ottawa, December 2025

Winter (and Extreme Weather) in Canada

Seriously, This Brand of Canadian Winter Should Be Illegal

December 11, 2025

Milk tea, Dao, Ottawa, September 2025

Making a Living

I Let AI Be My Travel Agent, Editor, and HR… Big Mistake

October 10, 2025

Carlington Woods, Clyde Ave., Ottawa, ON K2C 4B3

Ottawa Explained

Fall is the Prettiest Season Here in Ottawa

October 5, 2025