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Summer 2013 Recap

Just a random list for me to remember this summer by.

May

YYZ: Picnics under the cherry blossoms and at Tommy Thompson Park, organizing a school-wide event to expose kids to science, my first 10k, Blue Jays game, multiple clubbing nights, and first dates. YYC: Lunch with some old co-workers, celebrating Mother Matt birthday, singing wonder wall with the fam, and last minute steak nights. YVR: I am so fortunate for my education and being able to travel to different conferences to learn more in my field, present my own, research, and meet others with similar interests. My first conference that wasn't full of physicians and pharmaceutical companies! Also one of my favorite trips to Vancouver. Fell more in love with cancer research, met an old supervisor, delicious sashimi, hostel nights, biking in Stanley Park x 2, finally finished Grouse Grind, Kobe beef, car ride to the Spanish banks and a lovely conversation about love.

June

Operation at Castle Cafe, High Park exploring, BBQing at Woodbine and my first attempt at chicken wings, amazing fish tacos at Grand Electric, work soccer, Little Italy Festival, BBQ at uncles, Colour Me Rad + Darien Lake in Buffalo, work pot luck and , and first Electronic Music Festival. 

July 

AGO with HPMERs, house warming along Harbour front, MSc versus PhD, BBQing with the group, visit from Hamilton and dimsum for dinner, work BBQ at Centre Island, Montreal weekend trip with the girls, first single date with 'City Lights' in the park, T&T night market, Amazing Urban Race, BBQing with the cousin, and quick Ottawa trip.

August

Camping for the first time at Balsam Lake! 

Been a good summer.  

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Summer 2013

“I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.”
 - Mark Twain

Montreal next weekend, Mexico City and my first solo trip to Chicago at the end of August. Possible travel of a UK trip or to China? Life is good.

Real summer recap soon.

Dating

Dating in the 21st century is by far one of the most ridiculous processes ever. People are so complicated. You must play games. You must lie. You have to act like you don’t care even if you do. You must date multiple people to keep the attention of that one because its generally just casual. You must be unavailable if you are too available people get turned off. You have to ignore calls even if you want to pick up. Essentially if you are a true lover, you have to resist everything that comes natural to you to play this fucking “game” you fucking idiots love to play. It changes everything for me to pretend like I don’t care. I actually stop giving a fuck.

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine

Oh my love for libraries.

Relax. You will become an adult. You will figure out your career. You will find someone who loves you. You have a whole lifetime; time takes time. The only way to fail at life is to abstain.

Just in Time Travels

So I won't hesitate
No more, no more.
It cannot wait,
I'm sure.
There's no need to complicate.
Our time is short.

Starred Life

My starred emails in my gmail account encompasses why I love my life and how I want my life to always be. Traveling with three flights booked (two going home and nerding it up at a conference!), women's self-defense course for next week (trying new things), and a 10k marathon in May (keeping active and healthy).

Travel bug or gene?

From the Rickshaw Diary by Anantpal

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

I don't think wanderlust really hit me until my exchange.. I had only traveled to China and Vietnam before that. That was an amazing experience within itself, seeing where my parents are from and being completely shocked how different of a lifestyle there is. After exchange and hitting all the big name cities in Europe, I find that every time I can't concentrate, I've been looking at old photos or googling new places to go.

I use to think it was just me, but after talking to my mom.. I'm not too sure if I have the travel bug or its genetic. Today she brought up her big and final trip to China/Vietnam, and how she wants to travel to Japan, Korea, L.A. to visit family and friends, and Halifax to visit relatives. That we can go to New York after my convocation (yet another one..).. and so forth. When she meant final trip, she meant to China and Vietnam.. I thought she meant anywhere more than ten hour flight away.

I told her I wanted to go to India this summer, thinking she would yell at me or think I'm crazy. All she asked was "Aren't you scared?" and I said no and she told me okay, bit pricy which I agreed with. I feel like I've been in a rut, exchange was almost 3 years ago.. and I just need to get out of my comfort zone again.