My husband was able to arrange work in Vancouver this week, with a side trip to Victoria over the weekend to spring me from the campus on Friday (I went “over the wall” as my classmate Max called it). Besides being happy to see him and another couple who came out for dinner with us, [...]
Tag Archives: Dispatches from the dorm
Week 1 down; 2 to go
Aren’t peacocks handsome birds? Well, the males anyway. I love the brilliant blues and greens of their feathers. And there are plenty of these creatures strutting around the grounds of Royal Roads University. Week two of my three-week residency starts tomorrow, another week of 9-5 days, punctuated with a mid-week pub night. The weekends are [...]
Hello from RRU
I’m hurrying towards the school, brand new schoolbag over my shoulder; it’s full of freshly sharpened pencils and crisp sheets of blank paper. My heart is pounding. I can hear the bell signalling the start; I’m going to be late. That’s how my first day of kindergarten began, or at least how I remember it. [...]
Blogging slowdown ahead
You may recognize this road sign, which I have borrowed from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation‘s helpful guide to common and not-so-common road signs. It means there’s a bump or uneven pavement on the road ahead. The yellow “caution” indicates drivers should slow down and keep control of their vehicles. There’s a bump coming up [...]
