In Search Of The Woods

A Journey In Seeing China Through My Parents’ Childhood Stories – Guangzhou

For as long as I could remember, my parents have always told me stories about growing up in China. They have a unique experience because they were old enough to experience (and remember) communist China both before and after the country opened up contact to the world.

Buying A Bike Rack: No Braze-Ons, No Problemo

My previous post was about choosing a pannier for my commute to work. But of course, without a rack on my bike, any pannier would as useless as a backpack with no shoulder straps. So I needed the rack my pannier could attach to. And here’s the scoop: it was wayyy more complicated than I…

Bike Commuting – How I Chose What Panniers To Get

If you’re reading this it means you’re probably interested in using panniers for commuting or perhaps completely new to commuting in general. Bike experts need not read on; you probably know more than I do 😉 I’ve been commuting by bike for years and it only occurred to me this year that I really, REALLY…

Mt. Kinabalu And Stair Climbing – How To Successfully Put A Bunch of 15-Year-Olds On The 4000 Metre Summit?

“I’m tired.” “I don’t feel well.” “My feet hurt.” “I want to go home.” To hear this as a teacher? Not fun. So, if possible, avoidance of anything remotely resembling above is key to success, not to mention sanity! Unpredictable weather, injuries and Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) are just a few of the things that…

Hey There!

Hey all, welcome to my new blog! Apologies, it’s not that interesting yet so just give me a little while to rack up some writing time. I’m a Canadian teacher currently working in Singapore and have the opportunity to work and travel the world at the same time, which is great!