Life
Working Holiday in Canada | 3 Month Update
It’s been a little over three months since I started my working holiday in Canada back in October. After a hectic couple of weeks at the start trying to sort out my life here, I’m a bit more settled now.…
Arriving in Canada on a Working Holiday
So, I’ve moved to Canada, and I’m a little over a week in so far. Strangely, it feels like much longer than that somehow, even though I still feel incredibly new to the city. My first impression of Vancouver is…
I’m Moving to Canada
Who remembers about seven years ago when I published this post about moving to Hong Kong after I finished university (that’s your cue to go and read it if you don’t remember)? Well, here we are again, except this time,…
Things to Know About CELTA Courses
Anyone in the world of ESL teaching has probably heard of the CELTA before. It’s one of the most-listed requirements for many employers when you’re seeking an English language teaching job. My teaching experience up until now was done based…
Quarantine Diaries | Part 3 | Hello 2021
Happy New Year gang! Yeah I know, it’s February already. And this isn’t my first post of 2021, but seeing as the last one was a long-overdue post about something I did last year, I don’t fully count it. This…
Musings on Autumn
The nights creep in a little faster, the wind is blowing a little harder, and a chill starts to sweep through the air. The leaves are donning their finest colours, splashes of amber and crimson dancing overhead, their final…
Quarantine Diaries | Part 2 | Feeling Drained
Hello again. Been a while, hasn’t it? Normally when I take an extended break from blogging, it’s because life has gotten busy. This couldn’t be further from the truth right now. I’m now up to 20 weeks of…
How I Cope with Stress
Not well, is the short answer to that title. But I’m going to try anyways! I’ve never coped with stress all that well, as I get tense and wound up fairly easily, and have a strong tendency to…
Quarantine Diaries
I’ve been meaning to write this post for ages, and I’ve been putting it off the entire time – you might have noticed there’s been an absence of posts since I finished my Mexico & Cuba series. That’s…
Catching Up | 2019 Review | 2020 Look Forward
So I’ve been planning to write this post, or versions of it, for ages now, but I just haven’t had the time or energy or motivation. The reason for which, will be explained as we go in this.…