Aug

4

Roommates

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this little* guy lives in and around the tree right outside my kitchen window.  he’s pretty good company.  and i know he and all of his buddies (including the bats in the eaves that swoop out at dusk) keep our modest sanctuary relatively bug-free.  i like to watch him watching me out of the corner […]

Aug

2

Another great mail day

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thank you, Kev for sending down replacement cords for the stuff that was stolen last month. i was really missing my remote, but being able to put running music back on my iPod is invaluable! i’m so thankful to have a friend that “just happens to have” 6 extra of every cord imaginable. […]

Jul

27

This sucks.

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it always seems to happen in block 4. my brain is done. i’m tired and cranky and i forget why i wanted to be a doctor in the first place. i just want to toss my textbooks out the window and head to the beach.
i don’t care why fluconazole is […]

Jul

18

On the left side of the road and right side of the law

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another thing we take for granted in North America: if you have a driver’s license and proper insurance, when an accident really and truly isn’t your fault, you don’t have to pay.
unfortunately, students seem to be held responsible for an awful lot of things here that aren’t necessarily our fault. whether we’ve earned it […]

Jul

16

Getting to see great friends is always a good thing

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sure, you can hear the echo of your voice lag. and the connection makes your laugh sound funny. and it’s tough to talk fast even when you’re excited. and the time change can be confusing. and there might be technical difficulties that resolve as spontaneously and mysteriously as they appeared.
still, i […]

Jul

5

I broke into jhawke’s house and all I got was this measly box of cake mix

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i know i said i wouldn’t be back until Monday, but my study groove has seriously been thrown off with the discovery that my house was broken into sometime yesterday.
and i was tipped off by a missing box of cake mix. of all things.
coming home, my key turned in the deadbolt normally. […]

Jun

24

Marco had a crush on Fay, but she really liked Teddy who was already involved in an affair with Wilfred…

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well, it seems the rains have begun. just waiting for the mornings when our little dirt driveway is washed all the way into the main road and the wind is so strong, the pellets of rain whip horizontally. it’s HUMID. and starting to get green again. i wonder if Arthur is […]

Jun

21

Grocery day

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[Save-On-Foods - Prince George, BC]
while laundry is my least favourite chore, grocery shopping is probably at the top of my MOST favourite list. i always set aside lots of time because i like go slow and not forget anything. i love pushing the cart through the big wide aisles and reading packages to […]

Jun

11

O Canada!

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yes, i miss terre de nos aïeux. a lot. but i really wouldn’t trade being down here for anything in the world. in fact, when i think back to my UBC application, i’m genuinely pleased things worked out the way they did. it’s true i was less-than-impressed both times my application […]

May

31

9 months down, 11 to go…

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[previous monthly letters: 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1]

dear Nevis,
how are you? over the previous months, i have often felt like we were in a long-distance relationship even though you are just outside my front door.
but not this month. with a car, i am seeing more of you than […]

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