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Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 235, 236
Being invited to a party at the home of a former coworker.Squeezing a lemon, dicing garlic, drizzling olive oil, processing...
Being invited to a party at the home of a former coworker.Squeezing a lemon, dicing garlic, drizzling olive oil, processing...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Good News and GiST 230
Oh, there’s so much GOOD NEWS everywhere I turn!1. The movie we saw last night, Invictus, was so inspiring. On a side...
Oh, there’s so much GOOD NEWS everywhere I turn!1. The movie we saw last night, Invictus, was so inspiring. On a side...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 228
What a full and productive day! Sometimes the weight of knowing I’m unemployed with no way to know when I will once again...
What a full and productive day! Sometimes the weight of knowing I’m unemployed with no way to know when I will once again...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 227
After feeling blocked on one of my two remaining assignments for two days, I decided to try switching back to the...
After feeling blocked on one of my two remaining assignments for two days, I decided to try switching back to the...
Zhu posted a blog entry
And… Winter Is Here
It was cold but nice yesterday night and for a second, I humored myself with the thought that Weather Canada could be wrong. Of...
It was cold but nice yesterday night and for a second, I humored myself with the thought that Weather Canada could be wrong. Of...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 226
Thank you, Patti, for the Elizabeth Gilbert video about human relations that you managed to embed in your comment on the last...
Thank you, Patti, for the Elizabeth Gilbert video about human relations that you managed to embed in your comment on the last...
Zhu posted a blog entry
On Campus (Part II)
I have always been fascinated by North American high schools and universities. They seemed to have so many rituals, so many...
I have always been fascinated by North American high schools and universities. They seemed to have so many rituals, so many...
Zhu posted a blog entry
Challenge Your Beliefs
The more a country welcomes immigrants, the more local beliefs will be challenged, in one way or another. It seems pretty...
The more a country welcomes immigrants, the more local beliefs will be challenged, in one way or another. It seems pretty...
Zhu posted a blog entry
On Campus (Part I)
My oral exam lasted exactly three minutes. It may have something to do with the fact I wrote in big bold letter "I am French...
My oral exam lasted exactly three minutes. It may have something to do with the fact I wrote in big bold letter "I am French...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 214 and 215
A wonderful dinner with my sweetheart at Eden Trattoria Corso Italia while we allowed time for rush hour traffic to clear up...
A wonderful dinner with my sweetheart at Eden Trattoria Corso Italia while we allowed time for rush hour traffic to clear up...
Zhu posted a blog entry
The Alien Student
At university, I feel like an alien among students.when the class started in September, and when it was still hot, I felt...
At university, I feel like an alien among students.when the class started in September, and when it was still hot, I felt...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Good-Bye and Thank You, Toronto Monthly Meeting
Today I rose with purpose. I did not want to miss my third and last visit to the Toronto Quaker Meeting after noticing last...
Today I rose with purpose. I did not want to miss my third and last visit to the Toronto Quaker Meeting after noticing last...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Second Practicum
Well, this is it…the home stretch.Today I got up not too early, but early enough to finish up a lesson plan so I could...
Well, this is it…the home stretch.Today I got up not too early, but early enough to finish up a lesson plan so I could...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 206
Rising early, walking to the bus stop through streets still wet with rain.The orange flowers still blooming in one of the...
Rising early, walking to the bus stop through streets still wet with rain.The orange flowers still blooming in one of the...
31 days ago
Kikipotamus the Hobo
| Topics: Age 40 to Now, Canadian Life, Friendship &..., Persia and Things...
Kikipotamus the Hobo
| Topics: Age 40 to Now, Canadian Life, Friendship &..., Persia and Things...Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Energy In, Energy Out, Energy …
Since it takes an hour for me to get to my practicum site (bus + loooooooooooong suuuuuuubway ride + bus), I was out the door...
Since it takes an hour for me to get to my practicum site (bus + loooooooooooong suuuuuuubway ride + bus), I was out the door...
31 days ago
Kikipotamus the Hobo
| Topics: Age 40 to Now, Canadian Life, Creative..., Friendship &...
Kikipotamus the Hobo
| Topics: Age 40 to Now, Canadian Life, Creative..., Friendship &...Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Is It So Bad to be Sad?
This morning I sat at the big desk in my room (which was once a dining table) and worked on one of the final assignments,...
This morning I sat at the big desk in my room (which was once a dining table) and worked on one of the final assignments,...
Zhu posted a blog entry
Four Years, Already…
Exactly four years ago, I got up very early. Feng and I got in the car still half asleep. It was a big day for me: I was...
Exactly four years ago, I got up very early. Feng and I got in the car still half asleep. It was a big day for me: I was...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 203
Receiving an email from the prof to say I got 97% on the last exam I handed in. See, I do more than just go to movies!Sparrows...
Receiving an email from the prof to say I got 97% on the last exam I handed in. See, I do more than just go to movies!Sparrows...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Movies by Myself and the Rose Beret Woman on the Subway
There is something delicious about sneaking out of the house after dark to see a movie by myself.I love moving with purpose...
There is something delicious about sneaking out of the house after dark to see a movie by myself.I love moving with purpose...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 202
A brown-skinned, large man dressed as Santa playing the oboe for spare change in an underground passage.The exotic birds that...
A brown-skinned, large man dressed as Santa playing the oboe for spare change in an underground passage.The exotic birds that...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Persimmons and Pillows and GiST 201
The Friends Meeting House is so welcoming. As you walk up the path, a tame black squirrel stands on hind legs and sniffs the...
The Friends Meeting House is so welcoming. As you walk up the path, a tame black squirrel stands on hind legs and sniffs the...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 200
Today I learned how to make wee 8-page books out of one sheet of paper. (Yes, Elspeth, just like the one you gave me!) .Tom...
Today I learned how to make wee 8-page books out of one sheet of paper. (Yes, Elspeth, just like the one you gave me!) .Tom...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 198, 199
All the beautiful stories we read today published by St. Christopher’s House and written by students of the literacy...
All the beautiful stories we read today published by St. Christopher’s House and written by students of the literacy...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 197
A beautiful day…a bit chilly but sunny.L’s aunt’s banana bread, which L shared with the whole class.Getting...
A beautiful day…a bit chilly but sunny.L’s aunt’s banana bread, which L shared with the whole class.Getting...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Strange
The news I got? About another death close to me? It was my ex-husband. I don’t know more than that right now; I’m...
The news I got? About another death close to me? It was my ex-husband. I don’t know more than that right now; I’m...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 189
This news story (thank you, Sylvain).Today’s weather. It was partly cloudy with a little rain storm that passed through...
This news story (thank you, Sylvain).Today’s weather. It was partly cloudy with a little rain storm that passed through...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Protected: Puzzling It Out
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 186
Today’s Computer Assisted Language Learning workshop was FUN! I had been dreading it, expecting it to be five hours...
Today’s Computer Assisted Language Learning workshop was FUN! I had been dreading it, expecting it to be five hours...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Happy Hallowe’en
I ran out of treats.I never dreamed I would get more trick-or-treaters here than I did when I lived in Waterloo. There I was...
I ran out of treats.I never dreamed I would get more trick-or-treaters here than I did when I lived in Waterloo. There I was...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
We Learned the Word “Slimy”
I caught on about a week ago to the fact that our host had no Hallowe’en plans for the homestay. I ate my oatmeal and...
I caught on about a week ago to the fact that our host had no Hallowe’en plans for the homestay. I ate my oatmeal and...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 184 (In Context)
Today, instead of just listing the items of Grace, I’m going to interlace them with a regular blog post.It’s not...
Today, instead of just listing the items of Grace, I’m going to interlace them with a regular blog post.It’s not...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 181
I was so touched! A classmate I don’t even talk to very much came up to me before class and presented me with something...
I was so touched! A classmate I don’t even talk to very much came up to me before class and presented me with something...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 180
My house mate D was ready to go at 12:00 on the dot as agreed. None of the other kids wanted to join us. Their loss! With the...
My house mate D was ready to go at 12:00 on the dot as agreed. None of the other kids wanted to join us. Their loss! With the...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Keep ‘Em Coming
Thank you so much to everyone who has taken my language survey (see last post). This helps me a lot to complete one of my major...
Thank you so much to everyone who has taken my language survey (see last post). This helps me a lot to complete one of my major...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 177
Wednesdays there’s no day class (just a night module), so I gave myself permission to sleep quite late. It was delicious...
Wednesdays there’s no day class (just a night module), so I gave myself permission to sleep quite late. It was delicious...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 176
The good news is: a young woman on the bus this morning offered me her seat. The bad news is: another young woman in the...
The good news is: a young woman on the bus this morning offered me her seat. The bad news is: another young woman in the...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 175
Setting aside enough time each morning for meditation.Watching a middle-aged woman give up her seat on the bus for a mother...
Setting aside enough time each morning for meditation.Watching a middle-aged woman give up her seat on the bus for a mother...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 173
Bees.Being served a bowl of homemade vegetarian soup by someone I’d never met before. It was hot and yummy.Sitting next...
Bees.Being served a bowl of homemade vegetarian soup by someone I’d never met before. It was hot and yummy.Sitting next...
64 days ago
Kikipotamus the Hobo
| Topics: Age 40 to Now, Canadian Life, Slow Movement, Spirituality
Kikipotamus the Hobo
| Topics: Age 40 to Now, Canadian Life, Slow Movement, SpiritualityKikipotamus posted a blog entry
And More Good News
It’s been really fun executing this week’s Joy Rebel Mission of finding the good news. Today’s good news from...
It’s been really fun executing this week’s Joy Rebel Mission of finding the good news. Today’s good news from...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 172
Many people in this city rush. They rush to catch the subway before the doors close, which I really don’t understand...
Many people in this city rush. They rush to catch the subway before the doors close, which I really don’t understand...
65 days ago
Kikipotamus the Hobo
| Topics: Age 40 to Now, Autistic Spectrum..., Canadian Life, Community
Kikipotamus the Hobo
| Topics: Age 40 to Now, Autistic Spectrum..., Canadian Life, CommunityKikipotamus posted a blog entry
GiST 170 and More Good News
1. Wednesday night our teacher for the pronunciation module, whom I’ll call T., told us that he had passed the time on...
1. Wednesday night our teacher for the pronunciation module, whom I’ll call T., told us that he had passed the time on...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 168
Walking through my new neighbourhood this crisp, sunny morning. It was one of those “button your jacket, unbutton your...
Walking through my new neighbourhood this crisp, sunny morning. It was one of those “button your jacket, unbutton your...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Part Two
Getting up before sunrise worked. I had my choice of bathrooms and was all showered and dressed by the time our host entered...
Getting up before sunrise worked. I had my choice of bathrooms and was all showered and dressed by the time our host entered...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
A Different Toronto
Ten hours ago I was watching the Ontario landscape fly past the window of the train.Six hours ago I was wrangling my suitcase...
Ten hours ago I was watching the Ontario landscape fly past the window of the train.Six hours ago I was wrangling my suitcase...
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Worth a Peek
Sylvain has, as promised, finally posted the videos from our time at Bondi. One is of the chipmunk. This chipmunk had a rule....
Sylvain has, as promised, finally posted the videos from our time at Bondi. One is of the chipmunk. This chipmunk had a rule....
Kikipotamus posted a blog entry
Grace in Small Things – 163
Yes, we were able to fix the washing machine ourselves! We put the front of it up on blocks for easier access to the screws,...
Yes, we were able to fix the washing machine ourselves! We put the front of it up on blocks for easier access to the screws,...
