Happy National Aboriginal Day (Canada)!

by ladyandtherose // 21 June 2016 // 2 Comments

Today, 21 June, is National Aboriginal Day in Canada. It is a day to celebrate Canada’s (or Turtle Island – for all of North America) Indigenous culture (read more here). This year, the National Aboriginal Day celebrates its 20th anniversary. Out... Continue reading →

Happy Thanksgiving or Happy Colonialism Day?

by ladyandtherose // 22 November 2012 // No Comments

First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to my American followers and readers! I hope all of you are enjoying your Thanksgiving meal with family and/or friends! I found this illustration through one of my friends’ friend about the first ‘Americans’ who... Continue reading →

Halloween Cultural Costumes (My Thoughts)

by ladyandtherose // 31 October 2012 // No Comments

Continuing on with my last post, the following is my personal thoughts and do not represent what other people of my background or those who share similar experiences think. About Me First of all, I’m a mixed kid with tanned... Continue reading →

The Controversional Halloween Costume Checklist

by ladyandtherose // 31 October 2012 // No Comments

A few years ago, while I was still in university, there was an article in our student newspaper on racist costumes. There had been some costumes I’d seen that I would definitely question but others that I felt were fine,... Continue reading →

Disney’s 1st Latina Princess – Sofia

by ladyandtherose // 22 October 2012 // No Comments

Disney‘s first Latina heroine, little Princess Sofia, will debut in a TV movie (“Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess”) on the Disney Channel on 18 November 2012, and will star in a TV series in 2013. Princess Sofia comes... Continue reading →

Happy Double Ten Day: Taiwan’s ‘Birthday’

by ladyandtherose // 10 October 2012 // No Comments

Today is Double Ten Day or “Taiwan’s birthday”. Taiwan, or the Republic of China, turned 101 this year. As usual, the day was marked with festivities and fireworks. At least that is what I’ve read on the news. In the... Continue reading →

Endangered Languages and Dialects

by ladyandtherose // 4 October 2012 // No Comments

Half of the 6,000 plus spoken languages today will disappear by the end of the century. – UNESCO You’ve heard of endangered species but you might not have heard of endangered languages. I assure you that I did not make... Continue reading →

‘Where are you from?’ – The Dreaded Question for TCKs

by ladyandtherose // 5 April 2011 // No Comments

Where do you come from? How often I have been asked that since childhood. As a child (i.e. until I turned 15 and spent more time in my homeland, Canada), it was a question I had NO idea how to... Continue reading →

Recycling your Rubbish

by ladyandtherose // 2 April 2011 // 1 Comment

One realises how much rubbish is accumulated in Canada when one spends a year in Germany. After sorting rubbish into paper, packaging (incl. bottles; rarely does a “packaging” not fall in this category), and glasses, one is left with very... Continue reading →

Please STOP smoking!

by ladyandtherose // 5 October 2010 // No Comments

Oh dear, all that smoke I’m inhaling again! In my July 29th 2009 post, I had a list of things I missed about Germany and things I missed about Canada. Well, let me tell you what I miss about Canada... Continue reading →

Ich hab’ mein Herz in DEUTSCHLAND gelassen…

by ladyandtherose // 29 July 2009 // No Comments

S.O.S.! I am experiencing Reverse Culture Shock… in my HOMELAND! =O For a girl who’s travelled all her life, lived in 3 continents, 5 countries, 6 cities, innumerable homes, and attended 3 different educational systems, 9 schools, and 2 universities... Continue reading →

Post-Exchange: An Unpleasant Return to Vancouver

by ladyandtherose // 28 July 2009 // No Comments

Meine liebe Freunde in Europa, My dear friends in Europe, zuerst muss ich sagen, dass ich euch VIEL vermisse! Die letzten Tage in Deutschland waren sehr chaotisch… Ich war in Muenchen von 24-26. Am 26. war ich wieder in Heidelberg,... Continue reading →