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- Our Greatest Ally
- The Canadian Identity - The Ultimate College Experience - The Island - Worried At Whistler / Home Is Where The Nettles Are - Old School? - Preparing For Re-Entry |
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March 02, 2005
Our Greatest AllyDAY 495: In a stirring post-Nine Eleven speech that was obviously written for him because I sure as hell know he didn't write it himself, U.S. President George W. Bush once ended a sentence with the words, "...our greatest ally,...Read this entry March 08, 2005
The Canadian IdentityDAY 496: According to a factoid I read, the border between the U.S.A. and Canada is the world's largest undefended border, at about 5,500 miles long. This is because Canada, at least to the American majority, is no real threat,...Read this entry March 09, 2005
The Ultimate College ExperienceDAY 497: "This is probably the Vancouver experience," David Sebastian said as we got ready for the activity of the day. The activity at hand was the quintessential Vancouver sport of Ultimate, a.k.a. Frisbee Football, where each of two teams...Read this entry March 11, 2005
The IslandDAY 498: One of Canada's tourism slogans is "Discover our true nature," a pun that I think is quite clever, even by American standards. The slogan brings attention to the fact that the main attraction in Canada is its countryside,...Read this entry March 12, 2005
Worried At Whistler / Home Is Where The Nettles AreDAY 499 (Part 1): Vancouver is a great city for outdoorsy-types as there are plenty of outdoor activities in and around town, from sailing to Ultimate. While sailing a boat and tossing a Frisbee around are good fun, they weren't...Read this entry March 13, 2005
Old School?DAY 500: "Staying here is sort of like the movie Old School for me," I told Aviv at the three bedroom Kitsilano apartment of University of British Columbia (UBC) undergrads he shared with David Sebastian and Adam. I was of...Read this entry March 14, 2005
Preparing For Re-EntryDAY 501: "[I have an early class tomorrow, so I probably won't have a chance to say goodbye,]" Aviv told me the night before I crashed in the living room couch (instead of David Sebastian's room where he'd be up...Read this entry |