10 years ago Tricia and I celebrated the beginning of the 2010s in Seoul, South Korea as English Teachers exploring the world. Back then, I wouldn’t have imagined that we would have spent most of the decade in Edmonton. Goes to show how unpredictable the future can be!
What a decade it’s been! Travelled to China and Vietnam, ended our time in Korea ( Read more... )

2 days before my wedding, I was at a pub in Canmore, Alberta with nearly all of the guests for the wedding and was talking with my friend JP, we go back many years, all the way to the 90's! We were talking about how amazing and awe-inspiring it was to see the Rockies for the first time back in 2006 in our 20's and now we look at them differently ( Read more... )

So a lot has happened since my last post, which happens when I don't write for like 6 months. Tricia found a job and now lives in Edmonton, so problem solved! Its in her emergency management field and just a 10 minute walk away from our apartment. She just moved here about 2 weeks ago actually. She has only worked there for 4 days so far, so its a ( Read more... )

I got engaged and I got a permenant Senior Research Analyst position with the Government of Alberta that starts on September 21st. I'm moving out of Toronto on September 20th for Edmonton. Also my political hero Jack Layton passed away and I went on a nice trip to Vancouver and California ( Read more... )

 I think this is the longest stretch where I haven't wrote anything, so its time to write something! Soooo, what's new ( Read more... )

I just finished reading Thomas Friedman's "Hot, flat, and crowded". I know he is a bit of a douche for being a cheerleader for both corporate globalization and the war in Iraq. His haters also point out how annoying is buzzwords and non-nonsensical analogies can be, though sometimes they are hilarious.

Nonetheless, I guess I was interested in ( Read more... )

Last night I had a somewhat nightmarish dream that featured Dalton McGunity in a starring role. I was actually the Ontario NDP Leader, unfortunately I sucked at the job though. For some reason I went with Dalton to an international donor meeting to discuss the reconstruction and aid efforts in Haiti. Not sure why the Premier of Ontario was so ( Read more... )

So Tricia and I soon finish our second round of Korea and have decided to give Canada another try, this time a little longer than 3 months as well. We return to Edmonton on February 27th to visit her family and then I return to Ontario on March 18th for a visit to all the fine people of Ontario there. For Vancouverites, expect a visit in April and ( Read more... )

So facebook is blocked by the government in China, but not livejournal. The people of China should really discover the glory of LJ and not get any guff from the man ( Read more... )

So in less than a week, Trish and I head out to Vietnam and China ( Read more... )