2010 Vancouver winter olympic games!

Everybody, welcome to Vancouver!

Now vancouver is so busy because of 2010 Vancouver winter olympic games.

Many tourists visit to vancouver and enjoy the important and impressive moment together. Yes! You and Me, we are also in Vancouver.

How lucky we are!!

There have so many interesting places, special events and olympics games in Vancouver. So I'd like to introduce some good and free events to you! Hope it's a good information and you enjoy that during the olympic game periods.

From January 22 to March 21, the best artists from Canada and around the world will play in Genre-bendling theatre, Vancouver.

The international showcase is hosting nearly 200 artistics events throughout the city, featuring visual art, music, dance, theatre, performance art and more.

Some of the events are ticketed performances, while others, I will introduce to you, invite the public to simply stop by and just enjoy together that.

1. The magical theatrical vending machine : Feb. 12-27 / Various sites

2. Vectorial elevation : Feb. 4-28/ English bay

3. Raven Stole the sun : Feb. 20-25/ Multiple venues

4. Art Under Foot : Feb. 1-28/ Sleep country canada vancouver's public art

Regarding some events ticketed, please check the below website. It's useful website for olympic event and others.

http://www.tourismvancouver.com/

- Richmond O zone -

I recommend two programs. Music on the main stage and Holland Heineken House.

The O Zone Main stage offers,

- En Karma : Feb. 24 / 10:15pm

- Brave Waves : Feb. 26 / 3:30pm

- The Dudes : Feb. 27 / 9pm

- Five Alarm Funk : Feb. 28 / 9:30pm

It's easy to get the detailed information from the below website for you.

Don't hesitate, Just join here together!! >.<

http://www.richmondozon.com/

The holland heineken house,

The highlight of the Holland Heineken House experience is the main hall, featuring celebratory medal ceremonies for the successful dutch athletes and nightly performances by renowned Durch artists and DJs.

Open daily from 9 am till 2am, the Holland Heineken house will be an ideal palce to catch up on the latest of the olympics or simply relax with something to eat or drink!!

Wed, Feb 24 - Roel van Velzen

Thu, Feb 25 - Gerard Joling

Fri, Feb 26 - Roel van Velzen

Along with the artists listed above, house bands De Corona's and Evers Slaat Door, and the house DJ/VJ will hit the stage every night starting at 8pm. All these artists are very popular and are renowned in the Netherlands.

- LiveCity Yaletown -

On the water's edge at David Lam Park, LiveCity Yaletown, Giant screens will show highlights of olympic winter games sport coverage and visitors can enjoy the interactive olympic sponsor pavilions, vancouver house, and much more. All for free!

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Long weekend in Canada!

Do you remember that July 1st is a holy day?
Do you have any plans for the coming long weekend? If you have, it’s great! If you do not have any plans yet, it is never too late to organize something.

There are so many beautiful places in British Columbia.

Have you already been to Stanley Park?
Have you eaten fish in Steveston?
Have you been to Victoria on Vancouver Island?
Have you seen beluga whale in Vancouver Aquarium?
Have you visited North Van?

I wish you a very nice weekend!
Ju.

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Enjoy your life in Vancouver!!

How is your life going inVancouver?
The weather is getting better and many people is going out after school or work.
I like summer in Vancouver, because we can get much sunshine and don't have so many rainy days.
I remember that last summer was warmer or hotter than this year for this time.
I hope we will have more sunny days this summer!!

I have been to Vancouver for more than 1 year.
I have been having a great time with my friends, co-workers and host family in Canada.
It was not only good time but also bad time. It's life.
Many people helped me when I had some problems.
For example, when I was in trouble at my work, my co-workers gave me advice and helped me.
I usually ask someone to give me advice when I have some problems for myself.
And their advices helped me many times.
So if you have any problems, please try to get any advice from your friends, family or anyone you know.
It might help you!! Good luck (^-^)/

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Privet! (this is how you say Hi! in Russian)




My name is Yanna and I come from St.Petersburg, the city in the North-West of Russia. When I moved to Vancouver last summer I couldn't help comparing the two cities. It struck me how different they were, but at the same time both could be easily described as 'amazingly beautiful'..though again in different ways.





Just as in Vancouver, water is a significant part of St.Petersburg's look. The whole city is weaved into the web of rivers, canals and streams. It is even known as 'Venice of the North' due to the amount of water. However, only in Vancouver you can get this feeling of untouched natural beauty that has nothing to do with humans inventions.





When I lived in St.Pete I had to take a bus every morning to get to my University. I had to do exactly the same when I moved to Vancouver and started attending ESL school. My favourite part of the both trips was crossing the bridge (first, Palace bridge in Petersburg and Granville in Van). Suddenly a shadowy busy morning street ends with an open space filled with light and air as you step on the bridge and you can do nothing but turn your head from side to side thinking: "What a beauty!" or "What a lucky person I am!" or "Wonder if other people notice all this?". The only difference is that in St.Pete I was amazed by the great architects who created all those grandiose cathedrals and palaces that produced such colourful reflections in the water, whereas in Vancouver the main architect is nature itself, the ocean and the mountains that make you hold your breath.





What is more precious? I can't say...

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A bloomimg sing of spring

l read a newspaper abut Cherry Blossom Festival. Actually, Cherry blossms came from Japan.

lt's one of my favorite flower.

They're so beautiful and they live such a short time, maybe a week or 10 days.

so, it kind of reminds us of this ephemeral nature of lives.

If you want to see cherrly blossom, you can see it.

Burrard Skytrain station will be treated to a free concert to launch the third annual Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival making the change of seasons across the city.

If you have a free time, Let's go~

Spring is coming~!!

by sue~

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No pain No gain

I have been to in vancouver for several times. actually when l came to here, l had good and new expierance in my life. so l love in here. maybe most of people who live in here love vancouver.

Most of people who meet somewhere always make a smile and are friendly
in my country, we can hardly see that situation.
We just looks scared and pretend to ignore as we meet at first time.

The other thing l love vancouver is l can improve my English ability.
when l can't speak English well, l didn't have confidence. and it was diffcult to me.
l study over and over again.. l'm getting better.^^
The most important thing is English is international language.
whenever we go abroad if you can speak English, lt's doesn't matter for us.

Frankly since l was middle school, lots of student were under stress due to English.
as you know, everything is difficult to us at first time.

anyway... 'NO PAIN NO GAIN' so you just try to study it.

by sue

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mt seymour trail

Vancouver is surrounded by marvelous mountains. Thera are three mountains easy to access from the middle of the city by bus. Usually the people, the radio, and the newspapper speak only about skiing or snowbording there. But not everyone likes skiing or snowbording and, most importantly, the lift tickets and the equipment are expensive, right?

So, if you like hiking, and you know about the satisfaction of getting to the peak (it doesn't matter if it is Hymalaya or lower!), or if you like the view of the city and the ocean, or simply if you want to spend a different kind of day with your friends, there are some awesome trails in those mountains.

Two hiking trails start gently at the base and west side of the chairlift of Mt. Seymour ski area . It is 7 km (return) to reach the first peak or 3 km (return) for the lake trip. For the longest trip, if you are in good shape it takes around 1 hour, but nobody's trying to catch you, so you can take it easy and enjoy the beatifull view that will be laid out for you after you pass the trees.


I suggest bringing some food and drinks with you and enjoying picnics with your friends and perhaps having a drammatic dinner on the peak.



After a big snowfall or generally during the winter season (seeing that on Seymour it snows frequently!) you need a pair of snowshoes. You can rent it the day before in some sports shop in the city. At MEC (mountain-equipment-coop) on Brodway avenue it will cost you around 10 dollars. You can also rent the snowshoes directly at the rental shop of Mt. Seymour but it's not cheeper.

In winter conditions you have to check the avalanche board at the beginning of the trail. By convention there are 4 different levels of avalanche risk: Low, moderate, considerable and high.

You must always be carefull but if you follow the trail in "low" or "moderate" conditions there is hardly any risk and you may even see some schools bringing children there!

I'm sure you will be awestruck by the unreal and magical atmosphere and by the "bubble snow trees"!!! So enjoy .........


ciao
Fabrizio

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Vancouver is amazing city.

When I was in korea, I had eicided to go to Vancouver because I heard Vancouver is the best country to live in the world. As much as I heard about Vancouver, I thought vancouver is safe, exciting, beautiful and so on.

But it was more than what I'd thought. When I came to vancouver, I was surprised. It was pretty beautiful and clean in vancouver. Everything was different from Korea. culture...people, atmosphere of city......

I was curious about everything whatever I see & hear. But there were many korean in Vancouver, so I was disappointed in it a little. By the way, I had changed my mind. Because meeting korean was good to me as meeting foreigners.

It made me curious, afraid and scared that everything was not familiar to me although Vancouver was an exciting city to me who just arrived in Vancouver.


At that time, I wasn't brave and I needed help. Then, I was helped by friends from korea. So, I was able to enjoy many things with my friends in Canada.


hese help made me think Vancouver is amazing city. Many things which made me scared and
afraid looked and felt like fun, amazing and exciting. I could feel something different from I felt in korea and had experiences and made new friends who's from Japan, Mexico, canada, Turky and Korea . When I was with my friends, I was really happy and everything looked good.


I learned how to talk and make my life funny with english. If I didn't meet my friends , I would still be afraid to live in Canada.


I realized that a friend is important in my life again. And friends made me think vancouver is amazing city.

Enjoy your life with your friends!

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fabrizio in canada!

“Enjoi Canada!” mi e’ stato detto appena atterrato. “ I will” ho risposto, ostentando un innaturale sicurazza inusuale per uno straniero appena approdato in una nuova nazione.

Il mio nome e’ Fabrizio e sono un bolognese momentaneamente trasferitosi a Vancouver.
Sono arrivato ai primi di dicembre con la “scusa” di imparare finalmente l’inglese.

Oggi sono esattamente tre mesi che sono “canadese” e sto cercando di cambiare il mio volo di ritorno perche’ il 21 aprile e’ decisamente troppo presto!

Perche’ Vancouver?
Perche’ la gente qui e’ davvero squisita, cordiale, interessante e, come dicono loro, “easy going”. Mi sono sentito canadese appena sceso dall’aereo quando ancora balbettavo solo qualche parola d’inglese appresa viaggiando qua e la.
L’ospitalita’ e la gentilezza dei canadesi credo non abbia eguali. Questo e’ di notevole importanza, soprattutto se si e’ lontani da casa (e qui si e’ decisamente lontani).
Oramai ho perso il conto delle persone spettacolari, bizarre, gentili, che ho conosciuto.



Qua un sacco di gente va in giro in bici anche d’invero, compreso me! C’e' un grande senso civico, tante piste ciclabili, raccolta dei rifiuti obbligatoria, i pedoni hanno sempre la precedenza ed in generale e’ forte il senso del vivere insieme... in un bel posto!




Oltre alle spiagge e all’OCEANO, Vancouver e’ sormontata da alcune splendide montagne.

Ci sono tre comprensori sciistici raggiungibili con bus o navette direttamente dal centro della citta’ con piste illuminate fino alle 10 di sera. Oltre alla incredibile quantita’ di neve che questi comprensori ricevono (momentaneamente hanno circa 450 cm!) la vista e’ davvero memorabile. Sciare praticamente sull’oceano e’ una cosa che toglie decisamente il fiato.

Ma ci sono tante altre cose che si possono fare. Per esempio qua il livello musicale e’ altissimo. Ho visto giovani band di ventenni impegnate in performance notevolissime. Tanti piccolo club in cui ogni sera si esibiscono gruppi davvero bravi.
Poi Seattle, la “Mecca” della musica (per noi cresciuti musicalmente negli anni ’90) e’ a sole 3 ore di pullman!






Anche i divertimenti notturni non mancano, si va da locali alla moda dove i giovani arrivano addirittura in Limousine a centri sociali davvero curiosi e stimolanti o ancora a graziosi pub in cui una volta a settimana i giovani del quartiere si sfidano allo “slam poetry”...gara di poesie, o altre sere “open mic” dove ognuno porta il proprio strumento e ha tutto il palco a disposizione per dieci minuti.

Insomma le possibilita’ che offre questa citta’ sono infinite. Il clima e’ mite anche in inverno e raramente nevica in citta’ (cosa insolita per il resto del Canada). Quest’inverno per ora ha nevicato solo tre volte. In compenso in dicembre e gennaio piove spesso ma cio’ significa neve, neve e neve nelle montagne che vedo dalla finestra di casa mia!

Yeah, ..... I’m enjoing Canada!

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I recommend to enjoy Vancouver life!!!

How is your Vancouver life?

If you feel bored and sick to study English in the Library, I'll recommend you a place where you can feel comfortable and concentrate on!!!

The place is a coffee shop!!

Actually, I felt my life was so boring these days. Of course, in Vancouver there is a lot of something to do for sightseeing. When I stayed in Vancouver first month, everything was always new and interesting, but after 7 months my life was getting boring.

Expecially the winter season in Vancouver is always rainy and my feeling is more gloomy.

But one day... I went to a coffee shop and I spent lots of time with my friends. At that time, I lost track of time!!! I felt really happy and comfortable, even though outside was rainy!!

After that experience, I realized that there was no point in feeling gloomy.!!! I enjoyed going to the coffee shop(I went there almost everyday!!!) and I noticed that I've gotten positive mind. Besides, I enjoyed a rain day. Whenever I saw rain fall drinking coffee, I felt romantic.!!!

Another day, I was home and I should have to go to the library for studying English. However, a library is far from my home. It takes 30 minutes by foot. So, I was considering going to a library. Actually, I can't study in my house. I can't concentrate on studying because of TV and computer.!!! I might as well had to decided to go! On my way to the library, I saw a lot of people who studied in a coffee shop. I changed my mind and entered the coffee shop.! I'd never studied in coffee shop before, so I wondered how they could study such as a noisy place. After few minutes I realized and I got used to studying.!!! When I couldn't concentrate on, I just listened into a native's conversation. It's good for my listening skill even though it's a little bit rude behavior.!! Having finished the study, I felt fulfilment.!!

I prefer going to a coffee shop to going to a library. Although coffee costs some money.

Now, I love spending time in a coffee shop and enjoy Vancouver's weather.!!

If you want to enjoy Vancouver's life, you should try to spend time in a coffee shop.!!

I recommend it.!!!!

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simply different

I come from Bologna (Italy) and my name is Fabrizio ( i know it's difficult to pronunce for you!)

Bologna is a small medieval town between Florence and Venice. It is not so small, but.... for the North American standard...yes it is small (everything is relative no?).


Anyway, we have the oldest University in the world (since 1088) and we are very proud of that. We have a lot of students from every part of the world, also Canadian for example, so it is an interesting city.

In this way, Bologna is very similar to the multicultural and open minded city, Vancouver, where I'm living this nice winter. But in Vancouver everything has grown to enourmous proportions!


I'm not only talking about the huge streets, or the high buildings, or the big cars but also of the multicultural integration, of the cultural ferment or of the young and original possibilities for the young people (like me for example).


Everything here is huge...even the milk packaging!







The distances here are are so different. But the differences whip me up. The world would be (and maybe will be) dull if anyone looks, does, wears, eat, thinks the same things.

So, why we are doing that?

I don't like to confront myself with a mirror. If we were all the same, it would be so dull, whereas the good message of the globalization should be in the direction to appreciate our diversity, not viceversa.

So I'm enjoing Vancouver because there are many different etnic groups, because the streets are so different from the narrow streets of my mediaval town, because I can't say which one is better...because they are... simply different!







ciao
Fabrizio

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Working as a barista in Vancouver

Working as a barista has always been an ideal job of mine. I've kept applying for a barista since I could start working here in Vancouver. When I was in Korea, one of the soap operas, the title of which is was very popular among young people. It was the story about the barista and the popularity let us know how much our young people were interested in “coffee” or “barista”.

As you know, barista is a person who makes coffee specially and satisfies their customer with the greatest happiness. Barista has not only a lot of knowledge and a highly-developed sense of taste about coffee but also communication skills with their customers and co-workers.

I really like to have and make coffee and basically I like to meet people and work with a lot of people. I’m actually excited about a fresh start to work at Starbucks soon! I think I can get a lot of satisfaction by working and meeting people there. I hope to find myself enjoying my job as a barista soon! ^^

by Sohee

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How to enjoy living in Vancouver

Lots of people who live in Vancouver say living in Vancouver is kind of boring. I totally agreed with this when I first arrived here because I didn't know what to do. I don't even have my family and my friends here so, I often felt lonely. And it seemed there was nothing to do.

However, I'm getting used to being here and also I like living in Vancouver more and more. I found out there are a lot to do here in Vancouver even in the winter season.

First, I can go snowboarding. If you like going snowboarding you can go whenever you want because the ski resort is very close from downtown Vancouver. You can take a sea bus and then take a bus. It only takes about 30minutes. What great nature! Also, you can go to Whistler which is one of the greatest mountains in the world. It isn't far from here. It only takes two and a half hours from here.

Second, I can ride a bicycle, rollerblade or skateboard in Stanley Park. If you live downtown, you can go jogging in English Bay( Which is my favorite place in Vancouver^^). You can see clear water, cute animals and beautiful scenary.

Finally, There are lots of beautiful parks I can go to. If you don't know what to do and where to go, you can just go to a park anytime. It's hard to find such a nice park near downtown in Korea actually. That's why I love the nature in Vancouver.

There are lots of more interesting things here which I have not even found out yet. I like to try new things and I'm going to find out more fun things to do. I'm enjoying living here and I want you to enjoy living here like me.

by Erin

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Beautiful Rainy Day in Vancouver

We are having the rainy season here, in Vancouver. We do not feel very good when it is rainy. I have only negative image about rainy day. For example, my shoes and clothes will get wet, I can not make my hairstyle well, and I feel depressed.
I think there are not so many people who like the rainy season. Most of people usually feel depressed during the rainy season. But we can not escape from rainy season as long as we live in Vancouver so I would like to give you some ideas to enjoy rainy day.

I like coffee. I sometimes buy little bit expensive but unique flavored coffee (for example, maple flavored coffee) and I enjoy having it at home on rainy day. I can feel relaxed by having my favorite coffee at home.

If you like cooking, it is a good chance to cook something gorgeous dish on rainy day. Don't spend your day off just staying at home all day. You can try to cook something gorgeous dish that you can not cook in a short time.

You can also enjoy listening to music, reading books, watching movies at home. It is also good to try doing kraft, drawing pictures, growing small plants in home, etc. It is always good to have some hobbies that you can enjoy at home.

If you do not want to stay at home, there are many places to visit even on rainy day in Vancouver. For example, Movie theater, Art gallery, Science world, Aquarium, Sports center, Shopping mall,etc.

Or you can enjoy walking in the rain actively if you buy your new umbrella or new rain shoes. Let's buy a colorful umbrella and fancy rain shoes, and let's enjoy rainy day!

By Kurumi

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City of Surrey

I have lived in Burnaby, downtown Vancouver and North Vancouver but now I live in Surrey.
I enjoy living in Surrey even though it is far away from downtown Vancouver.
Burnaby and North Vancouver are quiet and peaceful cities but I sometimes got bored when I lived there because there was nothing to do when I got used to living there.
Downtown is always busy. I was excited to live downtown for about a week, then eventually I got tired of living in a busy city.
And now, I live in Surrey which is a quieter city. Surrey is known as the city of parks and I enjoy taking walks at all the different parks on the weekends. There are also several shopping malls which I enjoy shopping at. Surrey is such a nice city with a equal mix of quiet and busy areas that makes it perfect place for me to live.

Let me elaborate about the City of Surrey which is my favorite in British Columbia.
Surrey is the second largest city in British Columbia which is located near the Canada and USA border.
The population is over 410,000. Most of the visible population is South Asian. There are many Asian people in Vancouver from China, Korea and Japan. Comparing Surrey with Vancouver, there are not so many Asian people in Surrey.
There are about 600 parks and a lot of green spaces in Surrey. They are good for nature walking, bird-watching, bike-riding, fishing and much more. If you like outdoor, it's good to live in Surrey.
There are not only parks and green spaces but also several shopping malls. They are not as big as Metrotown in Burnaby but they're big enough to enjoy shopping. If you don't like busy shopping malls, there are big box stores such as Wal-Mart and Homedepot. There are lots of small independent stores for all individual needs from hardware, laundry, movie rental, grocery store so you can get everything you want.

I just moved into Surry a month ago and I have already discovered so much. I heard that there are much more good places to visit like the art gallery and sports centers in Surrey. I will explore Surrey more and more so that I will be able to enjoy my life in much more.

By Kurumi

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Christmas Party

We had a christmas party at our school -ATC- last Friday.

I hadn't expected that it would be a fun time.

Fortunately we had a great time with my expection.

We had pizza , toppogi , salada , western style red been mochiko, chips , cheets , Japanese rice crackers , and pop....haha

It's strange combination.

We played a game called 3-6-9.This game is popular in Korea(?)

You say a number starting with 1 and go around.

Your number to say is 3 , 6 or 9 , you crap your hands instead of saying the number.

If you make a mistake, there is a punishment.

We decided our punishment that was to bring a handsome man or a cute woman from the school next door.

Sadly I made a mistake at first. I had hasitated to visit next door but I went.

I found a nice looking and kind man over there. He willingly came to our school with me.

We made many mistakes and people working in next door were really cooperative.

We apprreciate them alot.

We changed our punishment , and it was to choose partner and dance. If the person who was chosen refuse, he or she should dance by himself or herself.

It was supposed to be a embarrassed punishment.......

LOOK AT THIS PICTURE!!!!!

He looks really happy!!!even he made a mistake!!!!!!!!!

He was in heaven!

This Friday,we had to say good bye to our friends.....

We had a great memory with them. Have a safe trip, friends.

by Yoshi

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How do you manage your trip plan?

What was your first concern when you went foreign country. According to my experience, to go around famed tour spot you need some information of public transportation like time schedule and the feature of each vehicle. You can rent car but it is usually higher than using public transportation especially when you are student not having enough budget. I post some useful website for traffic.

From this website you can get bus, sky-train schedule and plan for trip.

http://www.translink.bc.ca/

http://www.mapquest.com/


If you drive to new place you can consult to this website that show direction and map, how to get the destination from your place.

Chungwon Jung

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My favourite places in Vancouver

My favourite places in Vancouver

First, the place which I’d like to tell is “Kitsilano” where is known colloquially as “Kits”. There is a residential area in Vancouver and also are a lot of stores and restaurants etc. So that you can buy anything what you want and enjoy having every meal with your friend!! But these aren’t the reasons why I like “Kits”. Actually, I had lived there for 2 months since I came to Vancouver. At that time, I felt people who live here are so relaxed and expansive. First time I came there, they were friendly and kind to a stranger like me. Moreover, there is suitable for going for a walk. In 20~30minutes, you can go to the seaside. You can enjoy watching a wonderful sunset there.

From the Kitsilano beach

Next, I want to introduce to you “Capilano Suspension Bridge”. It is one of famous bridge in Vancouver because of its features. It’s so long bridge, which has over 130m long and 70m above the Capilano River. As you know, this bridge is suspended by wires and very swinging. Some people can enjoy the swing but others feel scary. In my case, it was so fun!! But you know, the enter fee is expensive a little. So I recommend you to go there with your friends, who are over 20people!! If there are over 20people, you can get discount on the fee. And it is located in forest, which is made as a park. And there is a lot of short bridge. You can enjoy walking in the forest and beautiful sight!!

By Naoko Oct 19 2007

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My life in Vancouver

Why do I like Vancouver?

What I like about Vancouver is People. The people who live here are generally nice to us. Just because they have come from other counties as well. Therefore, they understand us. That makes me think Vancouver is one of the best place to learn English.


What things do I dislike about Vancouver?

There is one thing I really don’t like. It’s rain. Vancouver has lots of rain in winter. I’m a kind of person who loves outdoors and stuff. Staying home and watch TV all day makes me sick. I’ve seen many visitors left Vancouver because they couldn’t take it. The reason why I could take it is because of summer. Everything is very nice in summer. It is too good to leave.


What is good to be in Vancouver?

If you come to Vancouver as a student or who has tried to have great experience which you never had, this would be a right place for you. People here are gatherd from all over the world. You can see people walking on street and they all have different looks, from face to outfit. And you never know where they are from unless you got a talk with them, though you could guess. What I’m trying to tell is that Vancouver is like the epitome of the world. You could have friends all over the world once for all and have valuable experience without going far away.


What I have done in Vancouver?

I’ve studied at ESL school. I’ve finished school little bit too short, however, I could study myself at least. I have no sense of saving money so that my money was running out. So, I found a place where I could work and make money. Although, I was little bit serious about improving my English, I was also interested in Japanese restaurant. No hard to get used to work there. I’ve worked for 10 month there. That was good time for me. People say “Why Japanese restaurant?” Yeah, understandable. Just because I simply had no time to consider it. Still, working at Japanese restaurant could be good experience depending on what you do. If you try to get anything at every moment, you never waste time. Every moment will come back to you as a good experience. That’s what I talk about.


What is important to live abroad?

I think there would be some differences depending on where you’re from to answer this question. Anyway, what I recommend you to do is try to maintain yourself. I realized that people here are much more independent than Japanese in physical. If you live in Japan, you would feel very comfortable and convenient. You could have any kind of service there and satisfied even if it’s midnight, I would say, No problem. You don’t need to make lunch or dinner. Bathrooms, clocks, vending machines, hospitals, convenience store, There are everywhere. I still encounter the situation that I feel inconvenient. Just because I’m depending on something. Although you can’t live by all alone for sure, let’s think about your life for a change.


by Yusuke

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How do you enjoy your food-life?

Do you know how many restaurants there are in Vancouver, especially in Downtown? The number of restaurant in Downtown is practically uncountable because there are so many restaurants here. You must want to try every restaurant in downtown, but our stomach and time are limited, so we’d like to introduce some restaurants you should go at least one. Let’s see some restaurants from the view of both the cost and the quality (taste).

Everyone here wants enjoy their food-life since there are a lot of cuisine in Vancouver, but we have to think about the cost of the food when we eat out. Not many people have plenty of disposable money, so we’d like to introduce Korean food to readers because we believe Korean food is undoubtedly cost-effective. Besides, having Korean food is quite enjoyable because we usually share several Korean meals when we go to a Korean restaurant with friends. Our favourite Korean restaurants are Ap-Jung and Nolbu those are located in Downtown and they offer a variety of Korean food; potato soup, dduck bok ki, and ji ji mi.

But sometimes you might want to spend some more money to have a fancy meal. We also want to recommend two cafés which have good quality in the taste with decent prices. One is “The Elbow Room Café” which has plenty kinks of flavoured pancakes and breakfast menu. Fortunately, the potion of each dish is quite big! The other is “Sciué(shoe-eh)-Italian bakery cafe “. At lunch time, you see a long line in front of their pizza booth. They also have paninis and plenty of coffee menu, and we strongly recommend their home-made tiramisu. These cafes are also located in Downtown.

These restaurants sound good to you? We hope that these restaurants we mentioned will satisfy you and your stomach and then, you must be able to study English harder with a lot of energy!!
Please check in out!! & enjoy your life!!


by Tsumugi, Kumu, Yohei

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