Winter is Coming in Vancouver

People in Vancouver talk about the weather a lot. Weather does affect people's lives here (in addition to the fact that Canadians love small talk). As winter approaches, when I wake

Stop Complaining

My wife and I were having dinner in a Sichuan restaurant with a friend in Vancouver, where we are now living. “So how were your five years in Taiwan?” our friend asked. “They

你最近還好嗎?

轉眼來到溫哥華兩個月,偶爾和朋友短信聊天,互相問候「最近好嗎」,總覺得這個問題不易回答。 我已經是第二次「移民」,離開熟悉的地方了。和一些朋友不一樣,我沒有非走不可的理由,只是抱著一試無妨的心態。到一個新地方,取得居留權只是第一步,適應新社區、開銀行戶口、找醫生、考車、考律師執照,一些以前理所當然的事,都要從新開始。對比已習慣、深深在舒適圈的生活,一切都很陌生,小小的挫敗,也會使我重新思考自己的決定。看到朋友一個個事業有成,一方面替他們高興,一方面也感到壓力,害怕自己只是在營營役役的生活中原地轉圈,若干年後需要像電影裡的潦倒角色,要向他們敲們求助(腦海中出現的是Breaking Bad

A 9,600 KM Journey

We began a 9,600 km journey at the beginning of 2026. Last week, two humans and two dogs flew from Taiwan to Vancouver. While the motorcycles, heat, and bureaucracy are unbearable, these