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Reverse culture-shock

I never suffer from culture shock. Seriously. Well, maybe I’ve had an hour or two here and there when I get irritated at a certain aspect of my adopted country, but that’s about it.
I always suffer from reverse culture shock. Sometimes quite badly. When I came back from three months from Burkina Faso in [...]

Posted 06 January 2010 † Caitlin § Guatemala ‡ Comments (1) °

Winter versus elsewhere.

Canada, at least in winter, does not agree with me.
(Considering I had two colds, two flues and even a kidney infection that sent me to the hospital, I guess you could also argue that Guatemala doesn’t agree with me… but let’s just overlook that right now.)
Edmonton wasn’t even “that cold” while I was [...]

Posted 02 January 2010 † Caitlin § Travel ‡ Comments (3) °

Edmonton is OK.

I guess if I judged cities based on the caliber of the teenage boys who loiter the streets, I would have to love Edmonton, hate Amman (groped) and hate Ottawa (grabbed… on Fifth Ave. in the city’s yuppiest neighborhoods, of all places.) But I loved Amman and I feel content (if a bit bored) in [...]

Posted 26 May 2009 † Caitlin § Misc. ‡ Comments (0) °

Caitlin’s guide to Toronto neighborhoods

You know you’re a grade A procrastinator when a friend asks advice about where to live in Toronto, and instead of giving a three sentence answer, you take a break from your MA thesis and illustrate a colour-coded map.

I do love Toronto. A lot. It’s a patchwork of unique neighborhoods. Once you start living [...]

Posted 13 May 2009 † Caitlin § Misc. ‡ Comments (0) °

Ottawa in April

It’s funny how you can live in a city and find it boring without taking the time to learn or appreciate more. Sure, I know that Ottawa is not the world’s most exciting place, and in the winter I feel claustrophobic and desperate to leave. but with springtime, there’s more opportunity to find dozens of [...]

Posted 12 April 2009 † Caitlin § Misc. § Photography ‡ Comments (0) °