I woke up relatively early today, in my own bed, after having grown accustomed to living three hours ahead on the East Coast. Now that it’s all over, it feels like the trip passed in the blink of an eye, and yet I can’t figure out how we managed to cram so much site-seeing, touring,…
It is finally beginning to look and feel like summer here in White Rock, which is untruthfully dubbed as the city that is always sunny. Now normally, people – namely women – will attempt some sort of trendy detox diet to shed pounds before bikini season. But not the ladies in the Woodin household. Here…
Last night was my first formal opportunity to practice my continental-style eating habits. The DIVERSEcity awards, held at the Executive Airport Plaza hotel in Richmond, honoured businesses and organizations of different sizes that value multiculturalism and incorporate ethnic diversity into their business plans. I was there on behalf of Kwantlen as a PAT member. My…
I spent my evening enjoying a lovely four-course meal at the Four Points Sheraton in Richmond with several Kwantlen business students and fellow PAT (President’s Ambassador Team) members. The dinner set the scene for a business etiquette session with Cheryl Samusevich, a corporate etiquette and international protocol consultant (according to her business card) from Nebraska….
Anyone who knows me knows that I love popcorn. I like kettle corn, and caramel corn is alright, but I simply adore air-popped popcorn with the traditional salt and butter as toppings. I’ve loved it ever since I can remember, and even while working at a movie theatre for three years I still didn’t get…
I am appalled at how much I ate. But in my defence, it is truly impossible to be healthy at the PNE: if it isn’t your wavering willpower that gets you, the dozens of tempting smells will for sure. Yesterday I enjoyed, in total, Wiggle chips, funnel cake, samosas, kettle corn, a Carribean colada smoothie…