After driving from Edmonton and staying the night, my sister, mother, and I drove down to Banff National Park.  The air is crisp, mountains high, but tinged with lots of…

My sister had just moved to Edmonton to start her Education degree at the University of Alberta.  We drove with our Mom from Winnipeg to help Brenda settle in to…

After a month of study at the University of Michigan and prior to my European travels, I made a brief stop in Ottawa to meet my friends Eddsel and James. …

Attending the Summer Institute for Survey Research Techniques through the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, so far it’s been a great experience to be at a…

Very different from Honolulu, Maui was an escape from the throngs of tourists. Renting a Dodge Caliber, my friend Chris and I drove around Hawaii’s second largest island. Beaching, cliff…

After a very strenuous first term for my new program at the U of A, I fly to the beautiful islands of Hawaii to first enjoy the finale show of…

Only having been there once for a campaign, it was much better to go away to an island cottage at the Lake of the Woods with Mark and John. A…

Having spent the May Long Weekend in Alberta, I flew into Calgary to visit my good friend Shawn, before making it to Edmonton.  Today, we spent the day at Banff…

I was in town to check out the University of Toronto as a possible school for my PhD. At the same time, I was able to visit my friend Kevin…

This visit to Ottawa was part of a conference at Carleton University for its Underhill Graduate History Conference.  After presenting a paper on Canada’s party system, I was able to…