Stephanie

Montreal men are unlike any other on Earth. Charming and handsome while finicky and confusing AF, they are a special breed of fabulous that my friends and I  hate to love love to hate.* *Kinda depends on the day. Having been a serial dater for the past few years, here is both a guide and tribute to the men I’ve liked, loved, hated, forgiven and loved again in the city I call my home, affixed lovingly with my specially designed terms of endearments (hope you enjoy them). Please note that this is in no way an exhaustive list, and only meant…

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Thursday, October 22. 6:35 pm. I give a lingering hug to Dora, the lovely Burmese-American woman who sat next to me during my 12 hour flight to Incheon International Airport. She tells me excitedly that I’ll have an amazing experience teaching English in Korea.  I respond with my big, toothy smile, validating what I believe to be true. After picking up my suitcase at baggage claim, I meet Andy, my new Korean-Canadian boss with whom I share mutual friends. I roll my suitcase down into the parking lot and notice something peculiar about the cars. “Hey, is it just me,…

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Maybe you’re full vegan. Maybe you call yourself a flexitarian. Maybe you’re just like me, and refer to yourself as a vegan but are known to binge attack foreign cheeses at 4am under duress or lack of sobriety (my BFF Micha knows what I’m talking about. It isn’t pretty). Or maybe you just need a little inspiration. Without further ado, here’s how to live a modern day vegan fairytale in the vegan-friendly city I used to call home. Wakey, wakey, tofu scramble and vegan bac-y. You wake up – flawless – in your cruelty-free cotton jammies (no silk allowed). You catch a glimpse…

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Why? This is the question I receive most often when I tell people I’m about to travel the world.  My answer to this complex question is rather simple. Why. The hell. Not. Think about it. Why not find a way to travel more than two weeks out of a year? Why not try to find to restructure my lifestyle so I can spend more on unforgettable experiences instead of clothes I’ll wear once, overpriced coffee to get me through my day and a flat screen HD TV  to watch travel documentaries of countries I’ll never visit / people doing awesomely funtastic things that…

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