Eating traditional breakfast food is so last month. BBQ pork, rice, fish sauce and a friend egg are what’s happnin’ right now. At first I took the easy road and got a not so traditional English breakfast, but after that I realized eating more traditional food is way yummier and allowed me to use more …
People experience different kinds of culture shock. For picky eaters, they have trouble finding food they like. For claustrophobic people, crowds and public transportation might make them uncomfortable. For control seeking over organizers like me, it’s the laid back European lifestyle that is taking some getting used to. Even in Canada I would be considered …
Take a look at what director Rick Meriki did last summer: a spectacular one-minute video he made with two of his pals as they traveled to 11 countries over 44 days, walking us through a dazzling variety of cultures, locations and images. “Move” shows actor Andrew Lees strolling toward us in perfect sync, surrounded by …
In second year, second semester I first helped out with my university’s exchange program. The experience pushed me to stay with the program to this day. When you go on exchange, everything is new and different, and believe it or not, most international students view Toronto the same way we view Berlin. Whether it be …
Paying for drinks is overrated. Everyone can agree on this fact except the Ontario government and most health care professionals. Alcohol flowing freely like an engorged river after a monsoon is ‘the dream’, which can become a reality for a lucky few (aka all those lucky enough to have more than one x chromosome). Virtually …
As of last night, I realized that my longer than most stay in Europe means that I will be on the right continent for the Heineken Cup Finals, held this May in London. With my favourite team, Munster, currently undefeated in Pool 1 of the group stage, there is a chance that I’ll have the …
Weaving through the streets of Strasbourg is a set of very cool and modern look trams (like mini subways and streetcars combined). They are comfortable and efficient and the routes and types are very easy to understand. What is interesting about them is how you are expected to pay. Through observation alone I’ve discovered that …
Since I decided I was going onto exchange, I knew that finding the perfect backpack for my vagabond travelling adventures was going to be key. And so the quest began. A lot of Googling, trips to Mountain Equipment Co-op and the likes, and I still wasn’t finding what I had imagined. I didn’t want the …
