I can’t believe a week’s gone by so quickly. I feel both happy and a bit sad. Happy to be returning to my family, I miss them a whole lot. Just the same, I’m kinda sad about leaving here and decided to take one final walk around Vieux Montreal (Old Montreal).

My day began with an invigorating...

Just returned from the most amazing massage (they follow it up with a complementary sauna treatment to deepen muscle relaxation and detoxification). I can’t believe it’s Saturday already. Only two days left?!  

Three days of walking, sitting, etc have caught up with me. And if I’m gonna...

Thursday and Friday were…interesting days. Actually Thursday was more of a shock to the system. Conference began, so I moved from Quartier Latin to Downtown. Having settled into the rhythm of French speaking, I was taken aback by the difference I’d stepped into: a world of English, corporate business,...

I took a photo to mark my first venture out of the US in years. Traveling solo, sheepish and silly, I took said photo in the corner of the ladies room. Strangely, for the past week and half I was getting nervous about the trip, missing my sis in particular before I'd even gone anywhere. Then Monday,...

Resolutions can bring powerful transformation to one's life and, in a place of transition, I'm in need of a new resolve. So here it is, for 2008--Live the year as if it's my last.

If this year were my last, where would I be most satisfied? The answer is clear, and globalfemme is resolved to return to...