I've been reading F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel, This Side of Paradise, and feeling ferociously nostalgic. Lately I feel as though I'm perpetually in motion, not bound to any one destination. Currently, I'm at my parents' home in Saskatchewan. And I'm constantly taken by the solitary beauty of this place as I peer out into [...]
Month: July 2012
The Capital of Cool: Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark's capital, is one of my favourite cities in the world. While my younger sister was studying abroad in Sweden this past semester, I had to opportunity to travel much of Scandinavia with family, friends as well as on my own. I spent four days in Denmark following a stint in Oslo with my [...]
How to Dress for University Graduation
I've finally received my official application to graduate! Needless to say, I'm extremely excited that I will soon transition from 'graduand' to 'graduate', and possess a university qualification. As an English major, my first concern was that my name would be spelled and pronounced correctly. My second concern is definitely WHAT TO WEAR. I've been [...]
they were kids that I once knew
Isn't first love amazing? This photo is exceedingly nostalgic, and too adorable not to post on a overcast Friday morning. I've just finished a brisk, 6km run and am pouring over old photographs from the past three years as I'm on Nick's laptop (mine was left at university during finals, oops!) We've reached the [...]
Aotearoa
It appears I have the attention span of a goldfish. After starting a travel blog at the end of 2010, following my first semester at the University of Auckland, I discarded la vie en tie-dye after two pitiful posts. Two posts. It's not that I haven't had a lot to write about. In fact, even I can barely keep [...]
prairie girl musings 