The Window Seat On A Cross Canada Flight

I have been flying between Toronto and Vancouver so frequently for the last four years that I began to take the trip for granted. Most of the time, I spend the time on the flight sleeping, working, or watching movie

The Window Seat On A Cross Canada Flight

I have been flying between Toronto and Vancouver so frequently for the last four years that I began to take the trip for granted. Most of the time, I spend the time on the flight sleeping, working, or watching movie

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Sunday At St. Lawrence Antique Market

My ideal Sunday includes a delicious brunch and a casual morning out on the town. I found both of those things at the St. Lawrence market. Oh Toronto, how I adore you so. While I live the life of a

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Sunday At St. Lawrence Antique Market

My ideal Sunday includes a delicious brunch and a casual morning out on the town. I found both of those things at the St. Lawrence market. Oh Toronto, how I adore you so. While I live the life of a

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Falling In Love With A Place

It was February of last year, I herded my fellow travelers up this big hill, hiking for 45 minutes. We were unsure if we were walking in the right direction since we only had a small, hand-drawn map to rely

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Falling In Love With A Place

It was February of last year, I herded my fellow travelers up this big hill, hiking for 45 minutes. We were unsure if we were walking in the right direction since we only had a small, hand-drawn map to rely

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A Farewell to College

Normally, I take pride in being able to pack up all my belongings into 2 large suitcases in under 2 hours. This time, I found myself purposely procrastinating from packing up. When I left Beijing, I was just old enough

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A Farewell to College

Normally, I take pride in being able to pack up all my belongings into 2 large suitcases in under 2 hours. This time, I found myself purposely procrastinating from packing up. When I left Beijing, I was just old enough

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Coming Home to Wild Leek

I have less than 3 weeks in Canada until I begin my 2 month trip through Asia and Europe, but it’s getting difficult to drag myself away from Toronto when the spring weather here is so gorgeous. When I started

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Coming Home to Wild Leek

I have less than 3 weeks in Canada until I begin my 2 month trip through Asia and Europe, but it’s getting difficult to drag myself away from Toronto when the spring weather here is so gorgeous. When I started

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The Cuba That Haunts Me

The sunburns have healed, the tan lines have faded, and I have forgotten the lyrics to Guantanamara that I learned on my third day on the island. My February trip to Cuba could have been another travel memory – a

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The Cuba That Haunts Me

The sunburns have healed, the tan lines have faded, and I have forgotten the lyrics to Guantanamara that I learned on my third day on the island. My February trip to Cuba could have been another travel memory – a

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Snapshots from Cuba

Last month, I had the opportunity to visit the largest island in the Caribbean – Cuba. The focus of my trip was to learn about the people of Cuba: to learn about how they lived, their customs and cultural practices,

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Snapshots from Cuba

Last month, I had the opportunity to visit the largest island in the Caribbean – Cuba. The focus of my trip was to learn about the people of Cuba: to learn about how they lived, their customs and cultural practices,

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Windmills of Wolfe Island

After the last post on Lemoine Point, I wanted to spend more time exploring my current home base of Kingston Ontario and the surrounding area. Everyday, I look across Lake Ontario to the tall white windmills scattered on Wolfe Island.

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Windmills of Wolfe Island

After the last post on Lemoine Point, I wanted to spend more time exploring my current home base of Kingston Ontario and the surrounding area. Everyday, I look across Lake Ontario to the tall white windmills scattered on Wolfe Island.

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Discovering Ontario: Lemoine Point Conservation

After a hint of spring in early March, last week saw Canada dip back into freezing temperature. I have never been a winter girl, but I decided to head out to Lemoine Point to photograph the last glimpse of the

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Discovering Ontario: Lemoine Point Conservation

After a hint of spring in early March, last week saw Canada dip back into freezing temperature. I have never been a winter girl, but I decided to head out to Lemoine Point to photograph the last glimpse of the

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Changsha: Photos of Chinese Suburban Life

A week after my last photo essay on the Chinese traditions of a cemetery visit, taken in 2010 in Changsha China, I received an e-mail from my mother who asked if I would like to visit China in May. She

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Changsha: Photos of Chinese Suburban Life

A week after my last photo essay on the Chinese traditions of a cemetery visit, taken in 2010 in Changsha China, I received an e-mail from my mother who asked if I would like to visit China in May. She

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Chinese Traditions of a Cemetery Visit

I wanted to take a break from the Cuba photos to share some personal, unpublished, pictures that I’ve been holding onto. These shots take me back to Asia –  to the summer of 2010 when, after a 5 year absence,

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Chinese Traditions of a Cemetery Visit

I wanted to take a break from the Cuba photos to share some personal, unpublished, pictures that I’ve been holding onto. These shots take me back to Asia –  to the summer of 2010 when, after a 5 year absence,

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Memories from Cuba

Although I was skeptical of my first resort experience, I thoroughly enjoyed my stay in Cuba. Like so many fellow travelers had warned me before I left for the trip, it wasn’t my resort in Varadero that I loved, it

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Memories from Cuba

Although I was skeptical of my first resort experience, I thoroughly enjoyed my stay in Cuba. Like so many fellow travelers had warned me before I left for the trip, it wasn’t my resort in Varadero that I loved, it

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Underwater Photos from the Caribbean

For my Cuba trip, I decided to take a waterproof one-time use film camera just for kicks. It was the first time I had used one of those but since I knew I would be doing a lot of water

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Underwater Photos from the Caribbean

For my Cuba trip, I decided to take a waterproof one-time use film camera just for kicks. It was the first time I had used one of those but since I knew I would be doing a lot of water

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Confessions of a Budget Traveler: I Splurged

This time last year, I was in month seven of an 8 month long academic exchange experience in Europe. I spent one semester studying in France, and another in England. During those 8 months, I managed to travel to 19

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Confessions of a Budget Traveler: I Splurged

This time last year, I was in month seven of an 8 month long academic exchange experience in Europe. I spent one semester studying in France, and another in England. During those 8 months, I managed to travel to 19

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A Graffiti Walk in Toronto

Last weekend, I made an interesting discovery in downtown Toronto. A few left and right turns off of Spadina Ave., I found myself standing in an alleyway covered in a splash of color. The alley, stretching a few blocks in

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A Graffiti Walk in Toronto

Last weekend, I made an interesting discovery in downtown Toronto. A few left and right turns off of Spadina Ave., I found myself standing in an alleyway covered in a splash of color. The alley, stretching a few blocks in

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Getting Creative With My Phone

Like in any artistic profession, it is difficult for photographers to keep the creative juices flowing all the time. An interesting advice I recently read on Dan Bailey’s blog on stretching a photographer’s creative boundary is to shoot with a different

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Getting Creative With My Phone

Like in any artistic profession, it is difficult for photographers to keep the creative juices flowing all the time. An interesting advice I recently read on Dan Bailey’s blog on stretching a photographer’s creative boundary is to shoot with a different