Bonjour readers. It’s been quite a while since my last posting. The last month and a half has been extremely busy for me with school here and preparing for the next semester back at RIC, but here is the long awaited post! The semester is coming to a close and I’ll give my final thoughts… Lire la suite

Bonjour readers! Last week I had the privilege of going and spending a few days in Québec City. Québec City is the capital of the province and one of the oldest cities in North America. It is a popular tourist destination and one of Canada’s most important economic centers. It takes about 3.5 hours to… Lire la suite

Bonsoir à tous mes lecteurs! Ce sera un petit article en français. Je viens de terminer mes deux premiers examens (la raison pour mon absence prolongé) et je suis maintenant à Québec jusqu’à mercredi. J’aurai des photos et de textes plus tard! Pour le moment, je veux parler des élections canadiennes qui ont lieu aujourd’hui.… Lire la suite

Bonsoir, readers. I’m back with a much delayed update! The last two weeks have been very busy for me with schoolwork; I’m currently working on research for two papers: one on the antisemitic rhetoric in the Catholic press during the Jewish Public School debate of the early 1930s and another on how ideological dogmatism led… Lire la suite

Bonsoir, readers. It’s been a little while since the last post, but I’m back with some updates! School has started up here and I’m already into the new semester. Chinese class has been my favorite so far: lots of active participation and an enthusiastic professor. The other classes… well, I wouldn’t say that they’re bad,… Lire la suite

Bonsoir to all of my readers. Over the past week, the Université de Montréal had its orientation for new students (including exchange students), hence my absence for the last few days. If you’re ever planning to study at UdeM, definitely download the app Rentrée UdeM, it has all of the activities, times and places listed… Lire la suite

Yesterday I was able to spend a little time exploring the city and using their public transit. Montréal has a large system of busses, subways and commuter rails known as la Société de transport de Montréal (STM). Tip: full-time students can get a reduced fare transit card. Just bring your passport or other (non-school) id… Lire la suite

Hier j’ai eu la bonne fortune de visiter le village d’où venait mes ancêtres au sud du Québec. Une cousine a pu rechercher l’histoire de la famille de mon père il y a quelques années et elle a découvert que mon arrière-arrière-grand-mère vivait dans le petit village de Knowlton (partie de la commune de Lac-Brome)… Lire la suite