Tag - Making Sense of Canada

Twenty years later, I’m still figuring Canada out.

Clyde and Merivale, Ottawa

Ottawa Explained

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

4 days ago

Ottawa, September 2026

Twenty Years in Canada

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

1 week 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

2 weeks ago

Ottawa, December 2025

Winter (and Extreme Weather) in Canada

Seriously, This Brand of Canadian Winter Should Be Illegal

December 11, 2025

Rue de l'Arche Sèche, 44036 Nantes

France - Fall 2025

4 Interesting Ways French and Canadian Teens Grow Up Differently

November 16, 2025

Merivale Road, Ottawa

Winter (and Extreme Weather) in Canada

Canada, Home of Scary Weather and Many Alerts

June 1, 2025

Ottawa, May 2025

Twenty Years in Canada

Cellphone Plans are Still a Complete Rip-Off in Canada

May 15, 2025

Ottawa, December 2024

Winter (and Extreme Weather) in Canada

It’s Winter Now in Ottawa, and it Hurts

December 9, 2024

Ottawa, October 2024

Twenty Years in Canada

How to Succeed in Canada When You’re a New Canadian

October 7, 2024