Everyday Adventuring
Since arriving in Vancouver 53 weeks ago, I've got quite used to all the subtle differences of living 4518 miles away from where I grew up. However, a while ago Tom and I were noticing little differences, and I thought it might be fun to share some of them!
Since arriving in Vancouver 53 weeks ago, I've got quite used to all the subtle differences of living 4518 miles away from where I grew up. However, a while ago Tom and I were noticing little differences, and I thought it might be fun to share some of them!
Isn't it funny how in every season of life, no matter what we have going on, we feel so busy? Even if life is relatively quiet and things are plodding along, we still struggle to catch a minute to do the things we've been meaning to do and often leave them half done... For me,… Continue reading Half Done?
Right now, I am sitting in our Poang by an ajar balcony door with my feet stewing in green tea, so I figured it's as good a time as any to write a long over due post! No, it's not a new health fad (I've not become one of those Vancouverites). I have a blister… Continue reading Spring has Sprung!
Christmas 2018 has been and gone, and we're into a new year! Before Christmas, at a young adults lunch at church we were chatting about what we were all doing over the holiday - lots of people are not from the city so visit family back home, some are more local so spend time with… Continue reading Christmas; Past, Present & Future
It’s the Christmas season which I’m sure is meant to be the time of year when things are slowing down, but it never seems to go that way for anyone I know! In terms of work - my colleague who I job share with is from the Dominican Republic and is going back to visit… Continue reading Busily Having a Vancouver Christmastime!
We've been here for four months this week! Time is going so quickly. The seasons and weather have certainly changed a lot since we arrived and I for one have settled into a new normal, I think Tom would say the same too. I started working on September 18th, doing a couple of training days… Continue reading What have we been up to?
It was this day last year that we found out we got our visas to come and live in Canada! We’d just arrived in Vancouver for a holiday three days earlier, and we were on our way to pick up a car so we could go drive to Whistler. We stopped at Grounds For Coffee… Continue reading One Year Later
One of the big things I love about Vancouver is the city's public transport - it's amazing. It costs $2.30 for 90 minutes of travel when using a Compass card (like an Oyster card), however many buses or trains you get on in that time, which means in many circumstances you can travel to and… Continue reading Public Transit in Vancouver
I've shared on this blog so far about packing, moving, the process of getting our visas, and finding somewhere to live. Obviously one of the other big sides to life is... work! So it's about time I share where we're up to with that. Tom was looking for jobs a few months before we left.… Continue reading Work
Ellen Wiggins 