Grandma's Town

My Grandmother lives in a Tiny town close to the ocean. It's so tiny, we can stroll around the entire town in less than an hour.

I'm not so familiar with this place, I don't even understand the Dialect people speak here completely. I hated to come here when I was a kid, because it gets so hot in the summer, and so cold in the winter, plus, there's no playgrounds here, and no toys I could play with. I couldn't stand a bit of it.

Last time I was here, I was 16. Seven years past by and the town still looks the same as I remembered. Except, this time I started to like being here, because of the boat houses, the old stone road, and my lovely grandmother. She was clapping her hands and kissing me when she first saw me.

My dad took me on a stroll to see his elementary school and the house he lived in when he was 6 years old. I thought it was really special to walk with him on the same road he walked on when he was a child.

Glimpses of China

Due to the extensive blockage of China's internet, I wasn't able to share with you everything while I was there. So here's a quick overview of what happened in the past 6 weeks of my Trip to China.

I have to say, seeing my childhood friends and having my mom's home-cooked food is the best part of the trip.

Beijing still felt like it's home to me, although the city is more crowded than ever, and the traffic has been extremely terrible.

I still dream of living permanently there.

on a train to shanghai

After a 13 hour flight, I finally got to Beijing last week.

Three days after I arrived, I hopped on a train to Shanghai with my mom and brother. The train ride is almost as long as my flight back, but we got to lay down and sleep overnight.

I love riding the train; it's such a pleasant experience to watch the things pass by me.

By the time I woke up the next morning, I knew we were pretty close to Shanghai already, because of the endless rice fields, streams, and waterways passed by. You don't see them very often in the north.

I wasn't sure which towns exactly we traveled by, but these places look so peaceful under the fog and morning sun.

"high tide"

We put up this installation, inspired by West 8, at the school courtyard about 3 weeks ago for our landscape class. We flooded the pit in the courtyard creating a man-made pool and over your head there's a series of "clouds" hung. Guess what the "clouds are made of ?

The installation was a big hit! It quickly turned into a pool party!

See how the day went by here, and a sweet video made by Fernie.

a landscape tour

Our landscape class went on a field trip last week, to Toronto, to look at some new landscape architecture projects in the city. We got sent to the city by a yellow school bus, which I have not been on for years!

The weather was blazing hut that day, and we were walking along the waterfront without any shades, I can't tell you how much I loved the A/C after we got back that day.

If you live in Toronto, you should have already known about the various projects down at the waterfront. The wave decks are my favourite. We also went to see Canada's sugar beach, and the green roof of city hall, both are newly finished projects. I'd say the green roof is a must see, if you haven't already. There's a lot of pretty plants worth seeing up there.