Category: Life
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“The Arrival : From Dreaming to Becoming”
“Comment te dire adieu?” Françoise Hardy (recommended listening while reading) My first time arriving in Paris was in 2022, one year after Audrey and I met. I was immediately swallowed by the bustling airport, tossed into the spin cycle of a crammed, complex subway, and swept onto the long, sprawling ride into the city, that…
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“Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow”: Searching for Identity in the Dumpster
When December rolled around, we were both exhausted. I had worked non-stop during the weeks, and the weekends I wasn’t working were filled with packing and cleaning. But somehow- by some sheer miracle- our suitcases were filled and organized. We were looking forward to eating far too much, and hugging Audrey’s family hello. Welcoming the…
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Autumn Reflections and Slowly letting go
Autumn is our reminder, that even in all your splendor, you gotta let go to pass through the dark The light turned and began casting its long, lingering shadows. The once-summertime sunshine became golden rays that bounced off the vibrant red and yellow leaves. We basked in it as long as we could, still taking…
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HOW IT STARTED
THE WEDDING, THE FLIGHT, THE DECISION. A “Hello” to forever: into the mist of change It was a typical rainy Tuesday evening in Vancouver—one of those cozy nights when the city glows under a veil of humidity and mist. As I stepped through the front door, our familiar jazz playlist greeted me gently. But something…
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The Last Summer: A Shift in the Sunlight and a Change in Perspective
Perspective is a strange creature. When it shifts, so does your emotional—and even virtual—experience of reality. It’s like swapping a lens, regrading a film, or being born HANS ZIMMER, orchestrating the sounds of the human condition.—suddenly, the feeling changes the context. Or… is it the context that changes the feeling? Hard to say. Without getting…
Of Wine & Wonder 