Category Archives: Canada

Canadian Immigration: Part II

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(This is a series of posts detailing my personal journey from work permit to Canadian citizenship. I’ve included as many details as I can remember. If you found this post using an internet search for Canadian immigration, or if you … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, family, personal, travel | 15 Comments

Canadian Immigration: Part I

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(This is a series of posts detailing my personal journey from work permit to Canadian citizenship. I’ve included as many details as I can remember. If you found this post using an internet search for Canadian immigration, or if you … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, career, personal | 12 Comments

Hierarchy in the UK

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

One of the things I love about Canada is the relative freedom from snobbery and classism. In the UK your accent gives away so much about your class, your education, and your region of origin, and people do judge you … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, education, rants, UK | 15 Comments

And here’s what awaited me at work this morning…

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Do I have awesome colleagues or what?!

Posted in Canada, photos, silliness | 13 Comments

Ceremony photos

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Copied from my Nature Network blog. My apologies to any of you who read both, but dinner is almost ready… The ceremony was great. The participants came from 22 different countries, with every (inhabited) continent represented. There was talk of … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, personal, photos | 15 Comments

With glowing heart

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Warning: embarrassing sentimentality follows. But it’s OK, the second part will return you unscathed to the usual level of silliness. —————————– Here’s a journal entry that I wrote on a Pacific-bound train twelve years ago, somewhere amid the lakes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, embarrassing fan girl, personal, silliness, travel, Vancouver | 25 Comments

From far and wide, O Canada

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

One of my oldest and best Vancouver friends… who was a grad student in my postdoc department… who I first met (properly) at a house party in early 2002… who turned up with a huge group of friends… who the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, personal | 18 Comments

Good week!

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

In the last 7 days: I found out that I passed my citizenship test, and I have a date for my ceremony! I’ll become a Canadian citizen* on May 29th. This means that I’ll miss out on voting in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, career, freelancing, furry friends, personal, photos | 28 Comments

Three people…

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…who I wish would shuffle off into the obscurity of history. The Pope, for speaking out against condom distribution in Africa (abstinence is the answer, apparently). Canada’s Science Minister, Gary Goodyear, for showing the tell-tale signs of being a creationist … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, Canada, creationism, politics | 7 Comments

It’s blogging, Jim, but not as we know it

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Grant deadline week!!!!!!!! To be followed by ski trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, I’m pretty busy. So instead of a proper post, here are a couple of snippets from the web. Look who wants to be the next Canadian Prime Minister! This was … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, grant wrangling, politics, science, silliness | 6 Comments