Ex-Pat Life: Don Blanquito and His Amerioca
Way of Life

When I first read about an American ex-pat living in Rio called Don Blanquito in The New York Times, I thought he was far from being the bravest gringo living in my hometown. He wouldn’t be the first to appropriate from

Day #48: 30 Days to 30 – Good Food, Wine and Friends

Day #7: Time is teaching me that nothing can make a night-in better than sharing good food and wine with friends. So when the Face Your Farmer team told me that they would come over to cook dinner for Mr. Ames

Marriage of Figaro at Vancouver Opera

Illustration by Edel Rodriguez I can’t believe it took me so long to go to the opera for the first time. And what a debut! Vancouver turned out dressed to the nines for the opening night of Vancouver Opera’s production