Let's be honest - when someone says they LOVE Vancouver food, it's usually followed by a sushi, hot pot, dim sum, or ramen recommendation. Of course they are delicious; but what really sets the city apart are the unique and mouthwatering eats from all sorts of cultures. I've been on a (very difficult, I know...) mission to eat my way through foods that I haven't had before while I'm in Vancouver, so here are three such dishes that made an impression on me! Kywteiw Moo Toon I entered Thai Basil restaurant after seeing that they served $12 Pad Thai, but couldn't resist ordering this unpronounceable soup when I saw it labelled *New dish!* on a little blackboard hanging on the wall. It looked so good when it arrived that I was already smiling before tasting it. "Kwyteiw" refers to the vermicelli noodles in the soup, and "Moo Toon" to the stewed pork skirts. The soup also comes with pork balls, bean sprouts, gailan (Chinese broccoli), and a chili...
First of all, WTF? It feels like not so long ago that I wrote my first post on this blog when I started my degree: My Move-In Week . Now the looming threat of Real Adult Life is getting harder to ignore and I'm afraid it's time to face the truth... I probably only have 8 months of university classes left. Mathison Hall Matcha After thinking deeply about this disturbing fact, I decided to take this blog post as a chance to share some mindsets for my final year and reflect on the one before. My most obvious priorities are applying for new graduate jobs, applying for grad schools and scholarships, and studying so that I will actually graduate. These will be taking up the bulk of my time, and although it's summer, I feel like I'm already being bombarded with ads and advice posts for tech jobs, award competitions, and grad school prep. Accurate representation of how I feel about application season Though I am a strong advocate for allocating a lot of time to apply for jobs...