Vancouver for one (July 29-Aug 2)

I think for me Vancouver held none of the comforts of Toronto. It felt cold - literally and figuratively. The torrential weather (mudslides near Whistler). The Asian gang murder plot. The decapitation of a human being on a bus headed to Vancouver. It was not what I went looking for. I did, however, find kinship with Jeff my First Nations tour guide/driver from Vancouver to Victoria (Vancouver Island). We chatted a bit about the indigenous of America and those of BC. I was disturbed to find that their oppression existed well into the 1960's and 1970's and their struggles to move up from what can essentially be described as "reservation land" still rages on today. It seems that the Imperialist vision, like the capitalist one, is difficult to shake.The sun never sets on the British Empire, it was once said, apparently that includes modern day British Columbia as well.

Saturday, Aug 2, 2008


I'm finally going home! This has been the longest week ever! The summer has been eventful and nice; although, I do admit that it feels/felt incomplete without my annual trip to Ontario. Better luck next summer I guess.