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Category: British Columbia

UBC’s Jumpstart: Confessions as an American UBC Student
British Columbia

UBC’s Jumpstart: Confessions as an American UBC Student

I am currently in the scenic city of Vancouver and have started my studies with orientation as an “international” student…

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Vancouver’s Richmond Night Market
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Vancouver’s Richmond Night Market

I’m in Vancouver, British Columbia right now, starting university in lovely Canada. However, classes have not started yet because international…

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Imminent International Itineraries: University and Summer 2015
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Imminent International Itineraries: University and Summer 2015

It has been awhile. I have not posted recently because I do not really want to bore y’all. I’m in…

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University Eh?
British Columbia

University Eh?

I have been accepted into the University of British Columbia Vancouver! That’s right. I am planning on going to school…

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Why I Love Vancouver
British Columbia

Why I Love Vancouver

What can I say about Vancouver? The Place  Vancouver’s landscape is amazing. It’s the perfect mix of sea and sierra.…

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Certainly Great, Not Very White Though: Summer Series of Vancouver
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Certainly Great, Not Very White Though: Summer Series of Vancouver

Anyone want a photo series of Vancouver, British Columbia? Well, y’all are getting one nevertheless. I’m leaving Vancouver, BC soon!…

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A Wonderful Introduction: Vancouver Food Trucks
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A Wonderful Introduction: Vancouver Food Trucks

Upon arriving in Vancouver, British Columbia, my family and I partook in a food truck festival in full swing. Food…

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Bellevue, Washington: Deserves Its Name
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Bellevue, Washington: Deserves Its Name

I’m in Bellevue, Washington on the summer solstice. It’s the longest day of the year, and this region is experiencing…

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97. In Turkey, gum can tell your fate.
93. Make friends with the food truck workers. They are saints.
103. It is really unfortunate when you feel safer out of your country as a whole.
45. Gaining certain alliances and supporting foreign nations demonstrates great levels of acceptance and fraternity on your behalf, but not everything you pick from other countries is always beneficial or politically correct. For example after living in Chile, I cannot stand the Argentine accent. The rivalry has been ingrained!
65. Czech people tell you how it is, no little, no more.
72. Sleep is for the weak … and also the people that want to function at a respectable human level the following day.
111. This may sound grim, but if you ever are lucky enough to observe a minor car “accident” in Israel, just enjoy what unfolds as fifteen people who did not see what happened come up to explain what they saw.
34. Sometimes life is so complicated, surprising, and/or just bizarre at an instance, all you can do is throw your arms in the air, equate the situation to where you are, and exclaim, “Because [Insert Country’s Name]!” For example, you might find about 600 Soles in your host family’s oven while looking for food – Because Peru!
8. Fried Haitian food is delicious, but proceed with caution (similar to #1).
114. What you “home cook” often tells what culture(s) you’re from. It is one of the most honest indicators.

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And now, all in my own countree, I stood on the fi And now, all in my own countree,
I stood on the firm land!
The Hermit stepped forth from the boat,
And scarcely he could stand.
 
'O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man!'
The Hermit crossed his brow.
'Say quick,' quoth he, 'I bid thee say—
What manner of man art thou?'
당신은 도대체 어떤 사람이오?
 
Forthwith this frame of mine was wrenched
With a woful agony,
Which forced me to begin my tale;
And then it left me free.
 
즉시 내 몸은
참담한 고뇌로 뒤틀리고
나는 내 이야기를 시작하게 돼소
그러자 내 가슴이 후련해졌소
 
Since then, at an uncertain hour,
That agony returns:
And till my ghastly tale is told,
This heart within me burns.
 
그 때 이래로 불시로
그 고뇌는 다시 찾아 오지요
그러면 내 끔찍한 이야기가 다 끝날 때까지
내 가슴은 답답하지요
 
I pass, like night, from land to land;
I have strange power of speech;
That moment that his face I see,
I know the man that must hear me:
To him my tale I teach.
 
나는 마치 암혹처럼 이리 저리 떠돌아 다리지요
나는 언어의 이상한 힘을 가졌 소
내가 어떤 사람을 보는 순간
그가 내 이야기를 들어야 할 사람인지를 곧 알죠
그러면 나는 그에게 내 이야기를 들려 주죠
 
-       ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ 노수부의 노래 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 
안성에서 오셨습니다
 
제가 어렸을 때 후추를 재배하셨습니다
 
외국 땅에서 아이 세 분을 키우셨습니다
 
우리에게 모든 것을 올리셨습니다
 
그럼 지금 쉬고 있으십니다
 
항상 제가 사랑할거예요, 할아버지
 
I will always love you, Halabaji #사랑해
dos salchichas alemanas. levadura. • • • • dos salchichas alemanas. levadura.
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It’s an infestation 🐭 
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shrubbery is her own Jurassic Park 🦖• • • shrubbery is her own Jurassic Park 🦖•
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New Year starting with same ol’ food, no complai New Year starting with same ol’ food, no complaints 🍲🇰🇷🥟

Braised beef with dumplings & rice cakes 떡 / Bibimbap with 4 types of kimchi 
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@zarakvancouver is a lovely experience with Afghan @zarakvancouver is a lovely experience with Afghan cuisine 🇦🇫 (افغان پخلی/آشپزی افغانی)

Try mantou, kebab, palaw, and saffron tea, portions perfect for sharing!

Service is impeccable and kind, with a perhaps overly organized reservation system xoxo
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Not a winter weenie 🌭❄️😮‍💨 • • Not a winter weenie 🌭❄️😮‍💨
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