How (And Why) I Spent A Month in Peru
A week ago I returned to Canada after spending a month in Lima, Peru. I realized I did a terrible job explaining to people what I was doing down there for so long. A lot of people ...
Categories: Peru, Remote Year, Travel Tips
An Interview With YQR Affirmations
I didn't know her name, and I didn't ask. She wore a pretty red dress. She had an iPhone, and an Apple smartwatch and ordered a Hibiscus Berry kombucha and a Coffee Glazed Donut ...
Categories: Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan
Unboxing Canada – Nunavut
It's been 23 years since Nunavut became a new territory in Canada, but I'll admit, beyond that, I know very little about it. I know the capital is Iqaluit and it's on Baffin Island ...
What Does “YQR” Mean?
Regina is filled with a variety of fun and interesting locations, but each one of them has something in common: the letters YQR. It doesn't matter if you're eating (#yqrfood), shop ...
Categories: Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan
The Cathedral Village Arts Festival Is Back!
Many years ago, when I lived right on 13th Avenue, the Cathedral Village Arts Festival was right outside my door. I remember it because I volunteered at one of the booths during it ...
Categories: Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan
Mystery Makeup Box From nomakenolife
I can probably count, begrudgingly, the number of times I've been forced to wear makeup, usually by my sister or my girlfriend. But I can honestly say this is one of the few times ...
Ukrainian Handmade Sask Unboxing
Handmade Saskatchewan is a Regina-based handmade-only vendor located at the Southland Mall. I've shopped there a few times over the years, and I am currently working my way through ...
Your COVID-19 Stories
Where were you when you first heard of COVID-19? It may have been the day the lockdowns were announced, or it may have been when Italy was overwhelmed with patients, or it may have ...
Categories: Canada, COVID-19, Spanish Influenza
Why Did Putin Invade Ukraine?
On February 24, 2022, Russia began a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, attacking through the south from Crimea, the east via the contested areas of Donbas and Luhansk, and t ...
Categories: Chernobyl & Pripyat, Europe, History, Ukraine