For as long as I can remember, there has been a very special place in my heart for amusement park rides. It might be because the opportunity to go to the amusement park didn’t come very often; Winnipeg, where I lived most of my recent years, had a fair, the Red River Ex, that would come for a few weeks in June and then leave. I would either get a chance to go once … [Read more...]
Cartagena the Beautiful
I was born in Cartagena, Colombia. I lived there until I was eight years old, when my father decided to pursue his Masters in Engineering at UBC and we packed up and relocated to Vancouver. We wound up in Winnipeg shortly after, and I lived there for many years. The city, flaws and all, somehow wormed its way into my heart, reluctant as I was to allow it. I have … [Read more...]
A Rainy Day Adventure at the Museum of Vancouver
When I was in the 9th Grade, I took part in my junior high school’s German exchange program. It was a memorable experience and we visited plenty of neat sites, but one of the things I wanted to do most, which we ultimately couldn’t get around to as it would veer from the plans laid out by the pre-set itinerary, was to visit the DDR Museum in Berlin. No, not DDR as in … [Read more...]
Hannia’s Experience Finding ‘My Vancouver’
Prologue from Erica: Every summer we work with a couple of aspiring creatives to help them hone their crafts and introduce them to various tools of the trade. This summer, we are working with two wonderfully talented UBC Students ~ Hannia Curi and Megan Ho. As an introduction to Roamancing, I had them each do a post on 'My Vancouver'. Here is Hannia's. Recently, I … [Read more...]