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Vancouver’s Chinatown
From Frances Bula’s latest writeup on the issues facing Chinatown, As Vancouver busily transforms itself into a bland anime city, there’s another momentum as well. It feels as though unreconstructed Chinatown is more cherished every year by people looking for a different quality of urbanism. “I arrive at work as the Chinese grocers are setting [...]
British Columbia rules
Flying into Charlotte-Douglas airport today was an emotional experience. My return home for the first time in five months was a great time to reflect on the beauty of all the amazing experiences I’ve had. However, I think I was mostly disappointed in the pristine landscape ruined by cookie cutter homes and cul-de-sacs cutting through [...]
my thoughts on the dark side of Vancouver 2010, a talk by Dr. Chris Shaw at UBC
I’ve been sitting in the library this morning studying for my materials chemistry class and thought that the next 20 minutes would be an opportune time to summarize notes from yesterday’s talk at UBC’s Green College by Dr. Chris Shaw. Dr. Chris Shaw is a professor here at UBC in the Department of Opthamology and [...]
I’m not alone: many leaving to US and going to school in Canada for good reasons
Apparently many other college students are leaving the United States and going to Canada. The Canadian Embassy reports that as many as 10,000 American students are being educated in Canada this year, a three-fold increase from a decade ago. I’m going to graduate school in Canada for several main reasons: I can work at a [...]
my new neighborhood
Now I’m even more excited to move this July. Say hello to 36th St. in Vancouver! It looks gorgeous!
maybe I’m just lucky, or ahead of the curve
This recent article from Canada’s Globe and Mail is spot on,
