January 2020 | Mississauga, Land of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation This post is from my 2020 journal, documenting thoughts, questions, and observations moving and settling into a new country. Water. Why is water important? Health, wellness, a means to refresh your body which impacts the rest of you. So imagine moving countries,...
March 2023 I wrote this post in 2020, fresh to Canada, in an Air BnB. I knew I’d forget what the early days felt like so I kept a journal – about thoughts, feelings and importantly, eats! This is an attempt to write for myself :). So I went into my drafts of 500 odd...
I wrote this post in 2020, fresh to Canada. I knew I’d forget what the early days felt like so I kept a journal – about thoughts, feelings and importantly, eats! January 2020 Our first shopping trip is dominated by pasta and tomatoes, bread and butter and pasta. Three kinds – linguine, farfalle, fusilli. And...
I wrote this a year ago in January 2020 days after we moved. I wanted to be intentional about documenting the journey, and observing myself – the things that I did for comfort and what helped. Pepper soup helped. A lot! Even before we arrive, I know I’ll have pepper soup in the first few...
It’s exactly one year since Canada became home. When we moved in January of 2020, we had no idea what the year would hold save for new schools, work, seasons and more. Twelve months later, I look back with amazement, wonder, and yes uncertainty. On the 23rd of January, 2012, I wrote about my 2nd...