It is a standard Canada Day but to me, it feels special and extra-Canadian. Ten years ago, I was taking the Oath of Citizenship.
It is a standard Canada Day but to me, it feels special and extra-Canadian. Ten years ago, I was taking the Oath of Citizenship.
In 2018, I re-opened a bank account in France. Problem is, sending money to myself from Canada didn't go exactly as planned.
If I out myself as a Canadian, I know I’m about to be quizzed.People have comments about France, but they sure have a lot of questions about Canada.
As a general rule, if I’m travelling with my Canadian passport, I’m Canadian. But once in a while, I introduced myself as French.And this is what happens.
Some people can handle cold weather, some people can’t. Clearly, I can’t. I don’t even like ice in my drinks.
What did you learn as a traveller or as an immigrant? What learning experience was the the most useful to you?
Every day, I receive two of three emails or comments from strangers asking me to map out their destiny.
We both behaved like proper French and agreed a mistake had been made and it was the government’s fault.
It was a lucky day. Perfect beach, perfect weather.
The entire table of respectable federal government employees started sharing winter misery stories punctuated by unbleeped expletives. This blew my mind.
Since Trump was elected the leader of the free world—gosh, just typing this was heartbreaking...—Canada became a place of interest to Americans who want out. Here are my tips to Americans considering...
I didn't feel like listening to analysis, explanations or excuses. I didn't want to hear Trump again. I wanted to see the night unfold in 140 characters or less because really, "WTF" is only three...
As I was drafting the "5 Mistakes I Made in Canada", I realized that I did make good decisions along the way. May they inspire you!
Beyond the solitary writing exercise and the somewhat "dry" technical aspect of managing a website, blogging includes a more social component.
Every day, I mindlessly reply to questions that can sound very strange out of context and may be puzzling to newcomers.