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When it’s Winter Outside
The weather forecasters were right for once and we got a ton of snow. It has been coming down all day from late morning until night. While you read this blog Sunday morning, I will have donned my boots and … Continue reading
Posted in adversity, bus, perfect moment, seasons, snow, Viva, weather, winter, YRT
Tagged North York Region, Richmond Hill, seasons, snow, Viva Blue, weather, winter, winter weather, YRT
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A Break from the Noise
In light of the days events, writing about A Perfect Moment seems callous and is quite hard. The media and even the people around me are all talking about war and death. Everyone is waiting for the Trump speech in … Continue reading
Posted in adapting, adventure, adversity, blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, changes, coffee, computers, Exodus Travels, perfect moment, taking chances, travel, travel writing, vacation
Tagged blogging, break, coffee, computers, Exodus Travels, Iran, missiles, sleeping late, South Africa, speech, travel, travel writing, trip, Trump, vacation, war, writing
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From Where I am Standing
My current classroom has a few drawbacks. It’s size is larger than we need, so some students are too far away. There also aren’t enough seating spaces for the students. I suppose this is because the room is too narrow. … Continue reading
Posted in adversity, ESL, perfect moment, teaching
Tagged cold room, ESL, teaching, variety of temperature, warm room
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Premonition or Paranoia
Once again, circumstances prevented me from joining my Saturday morning ride. These were pretty good circumstances, so I really can’t blame anyone. Today’s ride assembled at the usual spot, and as Sunday’s seem to be, only the fast group came … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, adapting, adventure, adversity, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, cycling, cycling gear, cycling shoes, ettiquette, group rides, Newmarket Eagles, obstacles, puncture, tires
Tagged bicycle, bike, bike tires, changing tires, cycling gear, group rides, new tires, Newmarket Eagles, replacements, spares, tires, tools, tubes
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This Ride Had It All
I hadn’t done a Sunday ride with the Newmarket Eagles in quite a while–certainly not this year. When I first started with them, I always did the Sunday ride. Somewhere along the way, I switched to the Saturday ride and … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, adversity, advice, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, baking, bicycles, characters, coffee, cycling, cycling gear, cycling shoes, food, group rides, Newmarket Eagles
Tagged Aninas Bakery, Annie's bakery, bicycles, bike parking, charity rides, cycling, ettiquette, food, GCN show, group rides, Lance, misadventure, no dropping riders, obstacles, planning, trains
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We the North
The TV is all about the Raptors today. Basketball fever has well and truly taken hold of Toronto, and likely Canada. Tonight the Raptor have a chance at the championship. I am not a huge basketball fan, but I have … Continue reading
Posted in adversity, appreciation, Aspirations, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, authentic, basketball, NBA, sports, Toronto, Toronto Raptors
Tagged basketball, basketball fever, championship, diversity, game 5, growing the game north of the border, NBA, Toronto, Toronto Raptors, we the north
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Remarks on the Passing of Time
In truth, I have no Perfect Moment for today. As a result, I will have to cling to yesterday’s Perfect Moment that I wasn’t able to write about because I needed a bit more time to process. Thankfully, it is … Continue reading
Posted in adapting, adventure, adversity, appreciation, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, ESL, friends, friendship, passion, teaching, time
Tagged catching up, ESL, exchanging informaiton, friends, friendship, hte whole world, it's a small world, long time, long time no see, meeting, teachers, teaching industry
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The Pacuare River
The next part of my Costa Rican adventure was a two day river rafting trip, with a one day interlude to either hike or relax. We departed our hotel before dawn. This made for a quiet ride. Most people were … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, adversity, appreciation, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, atmosphere, blog, blogging, boats, breakfast, breathtaking, challenges, Costa Rica, G Adventures, nature, rafting, Sloth
Tagged adventure, Costa Rica, G adventure, Lodge, No internet, Pacuare river, rafting, Whitewater
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What I Learned Today
I learned two things today. The first is that I can indeed jump off an eleven metre platform into a fast moving river. The second is that I cannot drive/ride a quad atv to save my life. Early this morning … Continue reading
Posted in adapting, adventure, adversity, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, Costa Rica, G Adventures, travel, travel tips, travel writing
Tagged activities, ATV, Costa Rica, Gravity falls, rapellling
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Advice from the Family
I am not sure how it came up, but my family were talking about my blog. Of course, they weren’t talking to me, but amongst themselves. While they weren’t being critical, they were expressing their opinion about the topics of … Continue reading →