The National Irish Famine Way is Ireland’s newest accredited national heritage trail that runs approximately 165 km from Strokestown, Roscommon, to Dublin, Ireland. The National Famine Way is a project that I’m honoured to have participated in over the past year. The story starts at the height of the famine […]
5 ways Belgium changed me permanently
Talking to my close girlfriends about dating I realized that I have put Edmonton men at a slight disadvantage because I lived in Belgium for over two years. Europe changed me and I’d like to think for the better, but it can make me feel like a bit of a […]
10 Winter Dates That Won’t Break the Budget – Edmonton
As the holidays have come to a close, it’s easy to let days like “Blue Monday” and the credit card bills get their cold hard grip on your heart. But there are still lots of fun activities to do in Edmonton that won’t hurt the wallet too much. Check out […]
Cariwest Festival 2013 – Edmonton, Alberta
The thing about using up your vacation days to take a Masters degree is that you then make the most of every day and weekend of the summer. This weekend was the Cariwest festival so technically I wan’t in Edmonton, but the Caribbean or so I like to imagine. Cariwest […]
10 Facts about Edmonton as Observed by a European
Last week I had two Irish friends come visit. They both have lived and worked in Belgium for over three years and their observations about Edmonton and it’s locals was interesting to me as a native Edmontonian and a “naturalized European” who quickly readapted to her home environment. So here […]