https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog daily 0.75 2026-01-03 https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/a-late-travelchristmasnew-years-blog monthly 0.5 2026-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e2c7e6e6-836b-4fca-bd65-5892ec38e6ca/PXL_20251204_104959171.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out Chicago was snowy and dry. It was cold, like my hometown, but not as wet, so it was a nicer winter feeling. We were staying in Chicago for a few days, so we checked into our hotel first. There was a mixup, and we ended up in the “Premier” rooms, which sounded very luxurious. But it just seemed like a slightly bigger, regular room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a2321ed0-5583-4098-99a3-524248739b10/PXL_20251204_210936275.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b025cd15-9631-4646-be77-fb5cab95e2eb/PXL_20251204_211310888.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b64ee814-bdfc-45fa-9ad9-041979bf8da8/PXL_20251204_211315099.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out The view was nice, though! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1ba4d1eb-4328-46d3-8d70-180ad34406ca/PXL_20251204_211326766.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out The first thing we had to do after we unpacked was get some famous Chicago-style deep dish pizza! On the way to the restaurant, several places had trees nicely-lit with Christmas lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/61ec2620-ca75-464d-b648-c6ac5add7430/PXL_20251205_010858470.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d6115129-05b6-4fac-a81a-262c8cdb0d2f/PXL_20251205_011046305.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out (Sorry for the blurry photos!) When the pizza arrived, it looked fantastic! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/802a5399-0ec6-4cb4-b1a5-406a313cd3bd/PXL_20251205_041106229.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/015ac7e9-4dfe-40cf-9904-e102192e0db5/PXL_20251205_041146746.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/05aa3669-3539-4742-be5d-612a9acf38bf/PXL_20251205_041146749.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out It was soooo cheesy! I love cheese, but honestly, the pizza wasn’t so good. The bread was very thick, and there was way too much! And the sauce was really disappointing. I think if the sauce were different, it could have saved it. I hope I can try deep dish pizza again from a different restaurant! The next restaurant we went to was Denny’s. I’ve seen Denny’s in Japan, but the menu there is totally different from American Denny’s! It’s a breakfast food chain in North America! We have Denny’s here, but I prefer the “authentic” experience in America. It’s not good-quality food at all, but it’s tasty if you like different breakfast foods! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7d4151ac-fecc-4e66-bdbb-8a3d221d2b04/PXL_20251208_053911775.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c0112d45-e60d-4351-9031-77a06efc35bd/PXL_20251208_051441807.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out I had a VERY sweet cinnamon caramel pancake (on the left). It was so delicious, it tasted like a big cinnamon bun! Next was a pasta chain called Olive Garden. Very famous, and it exists in Canada, but my local one closed when I was a child, so I always get hungry when I hear my American friends talk about it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/27c80ead-7fcf-4af0-8645-e36dc9904cba/PXL_20251209_194243079.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out These are very salty, garlic breadsticks. They’re “endless”, so if you eat them, you just ask for more and they deliver more to your table, no extra cost! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8b59df21-e934-43ba-91bb-690675a2e778/PXL_20251209_200341306.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out I ordered my favourite pasta, fettuccine alfredo, with chicken! It was just as delicious as I remembered! Next, we went to Boston. The restaurant we wanted to try was all-you-can-eat Japanese food, so I was excited! On the way, we walked through one of the nice parks in the city, and spent some time with the squirrels. They were so friendly! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/11045533-c9f2-41cc-82d4-ac36df254ba6/PXL_20251213_183927501.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/59baa66e-1195-4a8a-b10e-94f2d8fba709/PXL_20251213_184030769.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out Don’t do this! Their claws are VERY sharp, and if I made a mistake, it could have cut my finger open easily! (But he was soooooo cute!!!) I didn’t even have any food to give him (but he certainly thought I did!) We arrived at the restaurant, and I was happy to learn it was very similar to a local restaurant here in my hometown. It’s very Western-style Japanese food, so some of you might be surprised about the appearance! But it was quite tasty, and the gyouza was excellent! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d37935de-6f56-4076-92c6-987e9381fc32/PXL_20251213_213801369.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/31a623c2-8136-4e8a-b152-8088248ffd21/PXL_20251213_214424248.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ef431caf-24f4-4a7a-838d-52be608b3d2c/PXL_20251213_214724375.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a7fb71ed-55fb-4336-b356-d143d9f70b51/PXL_20251213_220308966.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out We also saw an interesting drone show in Boston after we ate! It was the first time I saw one, so it was interesting to see. It might be a nice alternative to fireworks; fireworks are loud and scare animals, but drones are pretty quiet, and can create complicated, moving images. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c3832b17-74b8-4061-8708-4ae8d321f49b/PXL_20251213_231417374.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out I was very happy to eat at all these restaurants, but of course, it was super expensive. So we spent a lot of time at my friend’s house playing board games. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ca4d75fb-4caf-496f-8c9b-a80dc9e3263c/PXL_20251213_060351798.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out My friend also wanted to play minigolf… I’m not a big fan of it, but I still had a nice time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c998faf8-f22c-4503-a551-d9576b948f83/PXL_20251211_003121923.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out (I think this picture’s angle makes me look super fat, haha!) On the last weekend of my trip, I felt an annoying scratchiness in my throat. I was worried it might be covid, but luckily, it didn’t seem like it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c075db5e-5599-4b3b-9354-921cb29208b8/PXL_20251215_020619255.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out So, after lots of good food and good times with my friends, I was ready to go home! A donut and a frappucino were my breakfast on my last day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/0e77719b-d323-4b4f-8e77-71564541b172/PXL_20251215_170936324.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out Unfortunately, a snow storm in my home town completely destroyed my traveling plans. My flights were canceled and rescheduled to a very insane schedule. I’d need to stay in Boston for 1 more day (I couldn’t, I had lessons I needed to teach!) and then fly to Ottawa and stay overnight there for ANOTHER day (I can’t afford a hotel!). It took a lot of discussion with airline staff, a lot of stress, and a lot of waiting in lines, but I eventually managed to get home 1 day late (instead of 2 days late.) Unfortunately, with all the stress, my cold, and now a very painful ear because of the changing air pressure, I forgot my coat on one of the planes (it was tucked under the chair in front of me, which I never do!) The coat isn’t so bad (it was old, I didn’t care about it), but inside one of the pockets was a neck-warmer that was sent to me by a dear student. I really liked the neck-warmer, so I was quite upset. It had a lot of sentimental value. I also had to stay overnight in one airport. Here was my bed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/642a497d-2e69-4998-a19d-0a3826148b55/PXL_20251216_044847434.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b732e25b-455e-4372-b15d-77f37b4f5225/PXL_20251216_050333916.jpg Blog - A late travel/Christmas/New Year’s blog! - Make it stand out Of course, I didn’t get much sleep! So despite the miserable trip home, I had a great time in the US with my friends. I’m not sure when I can go again, but this year I need to focus on saving money and exercising. I hope my hiking this summer will be easier with some extra muscle and stamina! Do any of you have New Year’s resolutions? https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/a-wet-and-muddy-last-hurrah monthly 0.5 2025-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e9697a10-c5e9-4c14-992b-8d444a6c701c/Spurwink+trail.png Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/26b25e63-b1a2-4493-8ae9-9393d16129d1/PXL_20251026_095046143.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out This path started right on the highway, so it was an easy start! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a37ac4e2-72b0-47f7-9de0-7ce95f334f39/PXL_20251026_095401164.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/26c584f5-4c6c-4e94-a36e-1afa6aa24806/PXL_20251026_095411829.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out This river at the beginning of the trail was quite swollen because of the rain recently. I knew that tomorrow I would have a river crossing that could be very difficult. The trail’s website says that it becomes dangerous after a heavy rain, so I was worried about it before the hike even started! Until then, I wanted to make sure my feet stayed dry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d799a606-b559-45f1-aaf5-6ea3d33ad714/PXL_20251026_095704989.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6b6958cd-9f51-42ef-8a68-fbfdeb54aadd/PXL_20251026_095840437.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out This marshy area was very cold and foggy, but I could keep my feet mostly dry. The wet branches made my shirt and shorts wet pretty quickly, though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c3866b2d-aae3-4cfa-8d7c-039b71497cdc/PXL_20251026_103648702.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out A part that looked like firm ground was actually soft mud, so both feet sank completely into the wet, cold mud. I was hardly 1 hour into my hike, and already my feet were completely soaked!!! Oh well. After that, I continued my hike, and there were a few points that I sank into surprise mud again! But at least I didn’t have to worry about staying dry anymore… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/784afb6a-001c-482a-8f14-8c2bb29675da/PXL_20251026_112637525.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f464aa1d-bf36-49c5-8613-4b18b9d65d35/PXL_20251026_123142140.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c95720d5-3495-431d-928c-ea9a07c8b2de/PXL_20251026_134934195.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out The trail was in tough condition, but the fall leaves were pretty! I finally got to camp, and the plaforms were also in difficult condition. I found one that was mostly okay, and I set up camp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b08bd34e-23b9-4f7c-8226-b31b45350ce4/PXL_20251026_143602400.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/30f32234-44bb-4e0d-a7e5-a7789e183f6a/PXL_20251026_143620373.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out I was tired, wet, and muddy, but glad I could finally relax! And just like last time, I was prepared with dry socks and warm pants! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d27df58a-6a60-45f8-96cd-80e2c7883448/PXL_20251026_153814025.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out After I got my tent set up, it was time for more MRE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7acd4d9b-3a0c-4f73-9716-40c66643689f/PXL_20251027_070016048.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Poptarts are popular breakfast food, mostly for children, here in North America. Have you ever had one? I was surprised to see one in an MRE! The rest of it was similar to what I’ve already shown you, so I won’t post pictures of the same thing again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9bd6f522-ff80-4777-b0f3-fe47b2ee6e0f/PXL_20251027_090457640.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out It gets dark early nowadays, so it was already dark by 7 PM. I was tucked into my sleeping back, watching YouTube videos (I had reception on my smartphone, I was surprised!). Despite how cold it was, I actually got a good 6 or 7 hours of full sleep! Of course I was tired and sore in the morning, but I’m glad I could sleep in such cold, wet conditions. When I woke up, I filtered some water from a nearby stream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1c671314-1e89-40ad-ba83-258e64335abb/PXL_20251027_094506411.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out This was after filtering it… I had chlorine tablets, so I knew I could drink it safely, but I wasn’t excited to try the taste. (Thankfully, I never needed to use it, I brought enough water with me!) After I packed up everything, I headed off! This first part was VERY difficult. Lots of uphill, and the trail was in very difficult shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/873f46fb-2216-4268-af2a-3c619bde7a53/PXL_20251027_105620332.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Because this was a popular place for local people to come, the trail was in much better condition from here. It was still difficult, but not as much! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f4f8381c-7ca1-41e8-82ef-f0ee0b5b5b4f/PXL_20251027_103819617.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b59ba272-2c83-4c0c-942c-46824b3ebf19/PXL_20251027_115048872.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out I was still very wet, and quite tired, but I knew the difficult river was coming soon. It didn’t rain the night before, but it was very wet weather for a week or so. I approached where the river was, ready to take off my boots and walk across freezing cold water, and…! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/00a3997f-01f4-4c92-bdb8-3709dbc5aca1/PXL_20251027_130352447.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out …oh… I was very relieved that I didn’t have to walk across a rushing river! The rest of the trail was mostly unremarkable, and I was also tired as usual, so I don’t have so many pictures. But eventually, I came to a dirt road that led me to the town where my husband would pick me up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4fba820d-9f65-4b87-8e48-c22d651bcada/PXL_20251027_145428541.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/32d59c22-3bd6-46ec-8d2e-44b1cc8456a0/PXL_20251027_151316061.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/fdfc9482-2a00-4830-8e09-f569cc24ff70/PXL_20251027_151819723.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4e9d0edf-e14f-419e-a2d5-950bab15415b/PXL_20251027_153327946.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/35d6869f-1c75-4289-8c2c-939bdca4c641/PXL_20251027_153517465.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Once I got into town, I found a nice little gazebo to sit in and wait for my husband, where a small community library had some books people could borrow for free. It was a cute idea! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/45580c2c-2260-4aef-95d5-e42c94a8b875/PXL_20251027_153954406.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/21b364a0-411e-467c-89f3-fac8dfbd3dc2/PXL_20251027_154428522.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out And that was it! That’s the last of my overnight hikes for 2025! I might have a chance to go on one or two shorter hikes before winter comes, but now the weather is much too cold to stay overnight. It was a good year! I got a lot of progress done, and I didn’t have any major accidents like I did last year, so I was really happy with my progress. Here is what I’ve done so far: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f98078b7-81a7-4bbf-887d-958e1f8e0071/ECT+so+far+2025.png Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/44221364-2916-47e9-aa2d-9ba1e05f4caf/PXL_20251027_140517431.jpg Blog - A wet and muddy last hurrah - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/a-cold-weather-hike monthly 0.5 2025-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/fadc92f2-0043-48de-9439-e9400f02c6c6/Cape+Broyle+trail.png Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/2826afb5-524a-4481-8e9c-d4d347b563d7/PXL_20251005_083441802.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out By the time we arrived, the sun had started to rise, and the cool morning air gave me energy to start at a fast pace! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/90a8b5d6-c940-45a5-870c-f5cb1d669f29/PXL_20251005_094503831.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out I started from the south this time, because according to the hiking app I use, it was the more difficult part. There was a very steep climb, and I saw it quite soon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/cd62bf2e-9f2e-4ede-be07-a28e71e35257/PXL_20251005_095405912.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/01459867-81c1-454c-b4d2-45a504436cac/PXL_20251005_095736836.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out It was really scary-looking, but actually, it was over before I knew it! I was quite tired, but it was over before I knew it! It was nice seeing the sun come through the clouds over the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c405b898-7828-40c9-9e3b-00a6151ea1d3/PXL_20251005_100359003.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out After the steep hill, things weren’t so bad. The path went north for a few kilometers, and then turned back south before finally going west for the rest of the way. It’s a very scenic route, both literally and sarcastically! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/45d88de5-148e-4f92-baf7-f809583cbd5d/PXL_20251005_103028319.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/2ac00574-e4b8-4e82-b69d-a7d474e2e2d5/PXL_20251005_111645702.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d5d70111-df35-4e0d-8ee1-1bc010cc2794/PXL_20251005_115607240.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7fb73a63-551a-4456-b07f-c081cff614b2/PXL_20251005_122943599.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out Yes, I was wearing shorts and a t-shirt in 6-degree weather! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/652e572c-ecca-43e8-bbe4-b148946ad1e4/PXL_20251005_140544512.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/3784a074-08d4-4a70-84fa-ed5924509cb3/PXL_20251005_144130130.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b764afca-7bd2-4218-a457-bc056bcf01d1/PXL_20251005_161759951.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ba455f32-0814-4661-a18a-6d4fe77a9d7c/PXL_20251006_120224189.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ce25c37a-1305-4830-b5fb-eaff8b18377a/PXL_20251005_163607672.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out I love seeing little caves like this! I wish I had a kayak so I could paddle there and explore… I finally reached camp around 3:30 pm, and I had my dinner at 4. More MREs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f52d8660-189b-4451-b43e-321dbaa621cf/PXL_20251005_184018672.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d62e02df-71d0-4ea3-bc1d-c537e6f25ec8/PXL_20251005_184601781.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out Most of the MRE was tasty - or at least edible - like before. However, this time I had a truly HORRIBLE experience. Look at the picture below. Can you guess what it should be? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1ee91742-341e-412c-9f10-9e0a434a44bc/PXL_20251006_072339931.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out Any idea? It’s… fried rice! The texture was awful, and the chemical pack didn’t do a good job of heating it up, so for the first time, I didn’t eat any of it. I tried a bite, but it was so disgusting. So now I know which item to avoid! I knew that night would be very, very cold, so I came prepared. I brought hand warmers, and I put on 2 pairs of socks, with one hand warmer between them. I wore a warm sweater to bed, and brought a pair of jogging pants that I usually wear around the house as warm pajamas. However, despite the preparation, it was still VERY cold. The coldest I’d ever been. It was difficult to sleep that night, and I had to wake up now and then the shake the hand warmers to re-activate them. However, I did get some sleep, and I woke up early for another long day of hiking. I didn’t have the energy or the spirit to take more pictures, so I’m sorry I don’t have much for day 2! Finally, I got to the end of the trail, but I took a wrong turn. Instead of coming out to a small parking lot in a small town, I came to an abandoned street with old houses that hadn’t been used in years. I was forced to walk along the side of a house, and realized it was truly abandoned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9978e0ee-c576-4355-88ce-6678074752fd/PXL_20251006_152531018.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/bc9676e1-e8d5-4a29-8e32-6c78f398199e/PXL_20251006_153435787.jpg Blog - A cold-weather hike… - Make it stand out It was a very delicious, very filling (and a bit expensive) meal! I wish every trail ended with a local restaurant I could try, but usually, I’m not so lucky, haha! I’ll see you next week for the final overnight hike of 2025! It’ll be another cold one, and very, very wet. https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/long-time-no-see monthly 0.5 2025-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/24aa6aa9-88a3-4178-a5d4-399bb221ae9a/Flamber+Head+trail.png Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/24fdbf7c-e009-4b2c-9ceb-767496b8ae0f/PXL_20250914_103207373.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/956da937-7e96-4072-bb7c-4a320e73c449/PXL_20250914_103219007.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e5650f36-6f3d-46f5-9244-24ae6713d459/PXL_20250914_103358631.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c8e7db60-7b73-4d6a-a2a0-6c73985903e4/PXL_20250914_103503445.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out There was a cool suspension bridge that connected the north part of the East Coast Trail (a part I haven’t hiked yet!) with the trail I was about to do. I went on it just to experience it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c3706f5d-c148-4c2d-8abf-07152818e727/PXL_20250914_103547285.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/0a74cdda-013b-4f42-9549-8fecd5fa13af/PXL_20250914_104145528.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/860096dc-d522-4b45-8de0-962ed8c19b08/PXL_20250914_111044376.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a008f542-2923-433b-87a0-2d238bd9d677/PXL_20250914_124735400.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d4eef483-7dd6-44aa-92e8-4b875812f06a/PXL_20250914_133644794.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/87367b9b-34f8-4041-a329-8b218902c1fb/PXL_20250914_144825998.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/bafc1f52-aee3-44ef-acd2-5a4df3a446b6/PXL_20250914_110217911.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/690eb4ff-de1b-436a-ba9a-7d5d7de75307/PXL_20250914_120254579.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/91f82d04-df5c-4cda-b245-c51c76173b3b/PXL_20250914_135649677.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out First thing was to find a suitable spot to set up my tent. All of the tent platforms were very broken, so I couldn’t use any of them. Luckly, there was one patch of flat, soft ground that was almost perfect for my tent, so I got it set up quickly! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/0b3b10b6-a879-46e1-8b46-1d3576ed5f52/PXL_20250914_172852650.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out In that picture, on the right, you can see my river water container and the filter that I use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/aa128636-5107-4747-a0e4-2451b3668531/PXL_20250914_170041704.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out And on the left, I used my sleeping bag holder to store all my food, and hang it high in a tree! (I used my hiking poles to put it up there.) I’ve never seen any bears while hiking, but I have seen signs of bear, and I know they’re around. So I wanted to be safe. Speaking of food, this was my first hike where I could use a type of food called an MRE - “Meal Ready to Eat”. It’s a type of military food, or emergency food, that has a filling meal inside, even a dessert! It’s not luxury food, but the taste is actually not very bad at all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9763db46-b1a8-474e-b337-a04199bc2020/PXL_20250914_175938754.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d2114843-2522-4494-a446-cd0f1a22edb1/PXL_20250915_095931239.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e02586da-d4a4-471c-bac9-00833a2d5aa7/PXL_20250914_175002082.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Pikachu is hungry, but she needs to wait! There’s a chemical inside the plastic pouch that reacts with water to heat up the meal pouch that I place inside. It doesn’t need to be cooked, but it tastes much better when it’s hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7c5946b2-73cb-4e89-9ba0-7e9e6986cd4c/PXL_20250914_175855806.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Hmmm, high-class dining in the forest! It tasted pretty good, even though it didn’t heat well. I’m still learning how to use it, and these MREs are old, so I think the chemical isn’t working correctly. After eating, I was able to relax, and sleeping on the grass in my tent was actually pretty comfortable! The campsite was only about 4 kilometers away from the town, so it was a much shorter day to get to where my husband would pick me up. However, as usual, I was very tired on my second day, so I didn’t take so many pictures, but here, the shore was so beautiful I had to spend a moment to capture it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/075aa10a-dc29-44b2-9875-e2c73b38025b/PXL_20250915_114521525.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Look at how happy I am after a long hike! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/41ecf47e-66ce-4abd-983e-b89988ce3d6e/PXL_20250915_125034884.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out I made it to town and relaxed for a while until my husband picked me up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9d470557-8607-4387-9b3f-a062cc5ab8a3/PXL_20250915_133608049.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1effc663-a867-4184-a493-122a89e44d90/PXL_20250915_135354820.jpg Blog - Long time, no see! - Make it stand out This was a longer post than I expected, so I’ll finish for now! Next week, I’ll post about my hike two weeks later, much longer and much more difficult! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/some-tasty-japanese-dishes monthly 0.5 2025-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/3c3348a3-af44-4e7b-863c-c164bf69497e/PXL_20250710_162751863.jpg Blog - Some tasty Japanese dishes! - Make it stand out I’ve already used the bags while hiking, so I know they’re fantastic! But this blog is about some of those foods! First, I decided to make the curry! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e3ad3d84-14f2-4b5b-a0a5-e67da0244b3e/PXL_20250804_193550737.jpg Blog - Some tasty Japanese dishes! - Make it stand out Getting sticky Japanese-style rice is a little tough around here, so this is closer to Indian-style rice (I think?) The grain is longer, and it doesn’t stick like the rice I’m used to in Japan, but the end result tastes the same! Look at this tiny rice cooker! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9c249298-8bd1-4fc6-a8a4-0230af41f252/PXL_20250804_193607939.jpg Blog - Some tasty Japanese dishes! - Make it stand out For me, I loooove beef in curry, so I picked up some. I realized after this was a bit too much… but that’s okay! More beef is always delicious!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8cf62aa0-0c54-4726-b470-bcbf84e99bdf/PXL_20250804_193853890.jpg Blog - Some tasty Japanese dishes! - Make it stand out The curry was simple enough; it’s already made inside a bag. Some dialects of English call this a “retort” bag, but in North America, we usually just say “instant”. I could microwave it, but I wasn’t sure of the power of my microwave, and I didn’t want the bag to leak, so I decided to boil it instead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/5562cf81-3d33-46e7-9db4-78ee3cc2bb99/PXL_20250804_200108851.jpg Blog - Some tasty Japanese dishes! - Make it stand out I wasn’t sure which spices would be good with the curry, but I KNEW the garlic would be good. Garlic is good with anything! :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/67033a02-3ee4-4def-b0ed-ef498e13da1a/PXL_20250804_194316493.jpg Blog - Some tasty Japanese dishes! - Make it stand out I cooked up the beef, added it to the rice, and then poured the curry on top! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7668ecb8-743b-4e47-872e-93ae411d5605/PXL_20250804_202328130.jpg Blog - Some tasty Japanese dishes! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/53d0e236-4218-4ba8-8c0d-94f11798b0e2/PXL_20250804_202428614.jpg Blog - Some tasty Japanese dishes! - Make it stand out The curry had a gentle flavour, but it was definitely Japanese-style! We have Japanese-style curry here, but it’s mostly the curry roux, which is annoying to cook, so this was nice and convenient! A few days later, I decided to make the ramen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a323fd5d-8d61-4281-8cea-fa5d161b83bc/PXL_20250805_195241704.jpg Blog - Some tasty Japanese dishes! - Make it stand out Some of you might remember from my previous blog in New York that Ichiran was my favourite ramen chain in Japan! (Not gourmet or high quality, but the flavour and experience was my favourite!) So my dear student was so considerate by sending me some of their instant product! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/088c22e9-9d2f-4f84-af64-0883c981f3af/PXL_20250805_194750862.jpg Blog - Some tasty Japanese dishes! - Make it stand out In a lot of ramen in Japan, a cut of pork called “chashu” is used. However, that style isn’t used here. I could prepare it that way, but maybe you all know, I’m too lazy for that! So I got some pork belly, and cut it into bite-sized pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8b3530d3-de03-40cf-9b91-07d1b97bd45c/PXL_20250805_194922075.jpg Blog - Some tasty Japanese dishes! - Make it stand out I didn’t want to change the flavour of the ramen or the broth at all, so I didn’t even add garlic this time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/41b4d84e-6b3c-41f6-9651-e00c66fc62b2/PXL_20250805_195807802.jpg Blog - Some tasty Japanese dishes! - Make it stand out The instant ramen was prepared as you might expect! Put the hard noodles in the boiling water, and wait a little bit. The broth was prepared in an unexpected way, though; usually I see a dry powder, but this stuff was liquid, oily, and fatty. But to make “tonkotsu” (pork bone) ramen, that’s to be expected, I guess! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/dc9d6952-c3bb-4c3b-a502-50722b2a0292/PXL_20250805_200014240.jpg Blog - Some tasty Japanese dishes! - Make it stand out There was spicy seasoning with it, which is usual at Ichiran, and the package warns me “Careful! It’s spicy!” Normally, at Ichiran, I get level 8 or 10 spiciness, so I wasn’t afraid at all. ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7c8b3517-700d-4627-a8e6-8bc09ec33cc1/PXL_20250805_200503931.jpg Blog - Some tasty Japanese dishes! - Make it stand out The result was pretty tasty! It honestly was pretty different than what I ate in the restaurant, and not spicy at all! But it was still delicious, and the tiny spiciness from the special powder made my nose run just a little bit, just like back in Japan! Thanks again to my dear student (you know who you are! :) ), this was a very pleasant surprise to receive, and I appreciate everything you, and all of you reading this, do for me! :D https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/a-punishing-hike monthly 0.5 2025-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/0de7dc00-b02a-4a5a-b7fe-d930df4e8b7f/532574278_10161726123906313_3251387351470399004_n.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out It’s a 22 kilometer hike. The plan was to hike 11 km on the first day, camp overnight, and then hike the next 11 km on the second day. I’d leave on the same rocky road that I left during my last hike (so now I’ve seen that rocky road 3 times… I’m a little sick of it! Haha…) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/44af688b-13ed-4a77-8dd1-440ae84f44fc/PXL_20250810_102924742.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/57aba8b8-3f81-4389-a175-172ce34f1f2b/PXL_20250810_103419841.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out The hike started off pretty normally. It was a little warm, but the sea breeze felt fantastic, and very refreshing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e244b4b8-9128-4dcb-97b4-15bc4fd8f30d/PXL_20250810_103649542.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a8b1d3c7-1b69-47ea-9c5b-ca5407938c19/PXL_20250810_103918274.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/71b34392-1071-4351-ac1d-3d5b1d357b66/PXL_20250810_105211308.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7bbb4247-2790-4d4e-8811-215f26241cfa/PXL_20250810_111519207.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/31a7e842-c209-4582-8cea-d102cbd97b99/PXL_20250810_112553425.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/cd2922f2-4611-41d1-9fb6-32c3c2aa2130/PXL_20250810_114544621.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/403dd99f-5353-4b2d-8c6c-819d2a79b8f1/PXL_20250810_112602600.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/0089681d-e474-44e4-8421-6a0f01937f07/PXL_20250810_115710890.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/317d624c-141f-4cab-92a6-fb3ab36048d6/PXL_20250810_121427663.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out It’s still active, but there were several holes in the glass around the light. In North America, a lot of people like to throw rocks at windows of old, abandoned buildings. It’s kind of a sad past time of young, immature people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7e4aa785-1281-4af0-b083-1f959e7ea7ac/PXL_20250810_122227129.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9ee296d4-06cf-4f5f-8b06-0763308e2059/PXL_20250810_122235402.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out The lighthouse was the perfect place to stop and have a snack. It offered shade against the hot sun, and the concrete base was a comfortable place to sit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a60923a0-92cc-456b-b90e-2b64c9767d19/PXL_20250810_121813250.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/38325518-d150-4ac9-9f63-fb75c71131c7/PXL_20250810_121818966.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out I packed cheese, beef jerky, and a sub sandwich! I also brough homemade hard tack, a type of super, super hard bread that was traditionally made for long sea voyages! It wasn’t super tasty, but I always try to bring traditional adventuring food (except for the sub, haha!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c59ac1b9-ff82-4bb1-a85c-754851cf0b8f/PXL_20250810_122950719.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out The lighthouse was about 30% of the way to my camp, but I was going pretty slowly, so I had to pick up the pace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4a003f33-8deb-45b2-a256-f431bf7ce8f2/PXL_20250810_124142321.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/13435b43-bee5-44c1-a63f-f04fb2e8d35c/PXL_20250810_124409454.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/0cbb64e0-b793-4742-b2f8-8137b25bd920/PXL_20250810_124429852.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/067d861f-97f6-4bab-be60-a67f6a7b28b5/PXL_20250810_130656285.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out I didn’t take so many pictures after the lighthouse, because that’s when I started to get very tired. I was also drinking a lot of water because of the heat. I realized I made a big mistake; I brought 2 liters of water, instead of 3. I usually bring 3, but I bought the wrong-sized bottles this time, so I started to run low. Fortunately, I found a stream at around noon, so I sat down and took some time to filter some more water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ce631ab8-d8fa-41fb-a5d1-213230cf5357/PXL_20250810_143522175.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out After some more hiking, I finally reached the campsite, at about 5:30 pm! That’s almost 10 hours of hiking for 11 km… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/272fa72a-9bfe-4427-a99f-0f0b5e5a0d21/PXL_20250810_204213409.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out As I was hiking, I felt that my poles were not so steady against rocks, and I soon found out why… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/cf91197a-09fb-4827-bee2-f53ba1c9f60f/PXL_20250810_203343145.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out It’s understandable… These poles have been through a lot with me! I climbed Mt. Fuji with them, climbed Mt. Kongo 3 times, climbed Mt. Hiei, and many other hikes! Luckily, I always bring my spares! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/5bc4db9b-934f-4d8c-bce2-7a0c992d5cf7/PXL_20250810_203522917.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out Haha, look how dirty my legs are… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ea18516f-a9e2-4b29-8298-d4fa69166a7f/PXL_20250810_220808006.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out It was very, very nice after a long day of hiking. It was cool and peaceful, but by now it was 7:30 pm, so I had to hurry back to camp. I made it back with no problems, but when I got to my platform, my tent had fallen over. After my last hike, one of the holes for my tent poles got damaged. I thought I’d repaired it, but it turns out it didn’t work so well. So I had to hurry in the almost-dark to use rocks to set things up. Luckily, it worked okay, and I didn’t have any other issues. (Sorry for no pictures… I was so tired!) The campsite itself was fantastic! There are many platforms, a fresh water stream nearby, and even outdoor toilets! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/80f1a27b-a933-4d04-a22f-4aa103d54fa3/PXL_20250810_231022277.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out It’s not exactly super luxury, but it’s better than nothing! A nice view of the ocean too (but it was dark) The next day, I woke up at 4:30 am to get an early start. I slept pretty comfortably, and I wasn’t sore, but I wanted to make sure I got to the end of the rocky road in time to meet my husband. I got packed up and left at 5:30 am. The second day, I was VERY slow. It was much hotter and the breeze wasn’t really coming from a direction that benefitted me. So I walked for 10 minutes, sat down for 10 minutes. Walked for 10 minutes, sat down for 10 minutes. Over and over. It was very slow progress, and my head was pounding because of the heat. I was very careful, so I never felt sick, but I know if I pushed myself harder, I would have put myself in danger. I’m just glad I had my electric fan with me! I drank a LOT of water, and always kept an eye out for fresh water. I had to refill at some… pretty dirty pools sometimes, but I was confident in my water filter, so I never ran out. At some points of the path, the bushes were covering the path. It was impossible to see the trail sometimes, so I had to push through some pretty thick bushes. It scraped up my shins a little, so I used some footwrap tape on my legs to protect them. It worked really well! After about 6 hours, I made it to the beginning of the rocky road. I was so tired, that I had to just keep pushing on. I started to set a timer on my phone so that I was always taking a break for less time than I was hiking. I crossed a small river that I knew was coming, so I got ready to filter more water. Unfortunately, a rock I stepped on collapsed, and my leg scraped very badly against a wooden log. It could have been much worse (I was worried I’d break it!), but it was still painful and bleeding. I washed it off, and used the last of my footwrap tape to cover up the wound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e7c68f9c-619c-44e8-92df-b086c94f3f8e/PXL_20250811_182229055.jpg Blog - A punishing hike… - Make it stand out I managed to make it back, even earlier than I planned! But it was still very slow, hot, and painful. My feet ended up with pretty bad blisters (I didn’t feel the pain until I stopped and took my boots off), and my shin is still painful even a week later! And to make matters worse, on the rocky road out, my phone made several loud alarms because of a new fire that started in the area. It wasn’t near me, but it still added to my panic! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/my-time-at-the-regatta monthly 0.5 2025-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/83b2abf7-4a64-4345-afab-c53ee72365b3/PXL_20250729_115623126.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out I unpacked all my gear to get ready to set up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/0ffab46c-7be8-49db-8b67-da401abafac3/PXL_20250729_120330944.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out The first step was to set up the tent itself! Luckily, I’d practiced a few times in my backyard, so I knew how to do it, and what to expect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/84bf71d2-2c3b-48ad-a3e0-b87fbfa06646/PXL_20250729_123821929.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out I got it set up pretty quickly (even though I accidentally set it up in the wrong space at first…). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9bd59db8-0f5d-4524-b655-147abf9636f2/PXL_20250729_150816660.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out I printed out a map for people to place pins in. I was hoping many people would want to show where they came from! And here you can see many of my business cards that I had printed just for this event! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d78da113-4c6b-4bb8-abcd-23b6ab812141/PXL_20250729_151728254.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out And here is the whiteboard where visitors could fill in the blanks with their answers to various sentences! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4714c5a6-5af9-4345-934f-1bf83d5fb288/PXL_20250729_160333852.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out Here’s what the inside of the tent looked like! Of course, I had to have a Japanese flag up, to show where I lived! I also taught in South Korea for 1 month (there are many names and messages written on the flag!), and I wanted to show the Ukrainian local people support for them and their country! On the table are 5 lessons, one for each level, printed out so students could see what the material looked look. You can see one of the banners tied to the table, featuring Prism, the Rainbow English mascot! Isn’t he cute? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/79e24f8d-6b63-4adc-8983-0ecf366aa8dc/PXL_20250730_090608479.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out And the next day, I was open for business! Come on in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b040ccf2-6729-486f-ac2e-6b4c796d462f/PXL_20250714_171320061.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out Here are some of the attempts! Can you spot which answers are right, and which ones aren’t so good? ;) What would you write? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/81c6cb64-e86e-4170-955e-a8e6d2f92091/PXL_20250730_120915893.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9b11f816-c3c7-4f2c-9126-544133c6acf8/PXL_20250730_145459062.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a27aa183-a3fe-4b74-9fdf-1347d1662583/PXL_20250730_152029120.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9e86a2b8-073e-41d7-8f94-0bd8ed63739a/PXL_20250730_164530126.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a1d48487-92e6-4a30-bd87-dbfc10eb518c/PXL_20250730_171712640.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/635eab44-1784-4cca-8ee5-5f6261ab1f52/PXL_20250730_172300202.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out Many people also did it verbally, so they didn’t write anything, but I gave away many keychains! It was kind of popular! Unfortunately, not many people came inside the tent to look at my lessons! A few did, but not as many as I’d hoped… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/140618b5-da37-462d-b9f3-73afadbbf584/PXL_20250730_140422728.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out The map also wasn’t as popular as I wanted, but I still got a few! I was happy to see various different countries represented! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ed67775e-df65-4cfa-9eed-939d3c7af857/PXL_20250730_215610419.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out One nice thing that happened is a Ukrainian student I know came by with her daughter to see the tent. It made me so happy that someone wanted to just come and see it and meet me in person (instead of online lessons!) She also gave me an interesting Ukrainian drink called “kvass”, pronounced “quash”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/3f820fd5-aea0-4756-94ff-053960747820/PXL_20250730_140743749.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out She was kind enough to give it to me cold, and it was quite refreshing! It tasted like bread, like the smell of a bakery, it was very strange! I sipped on it for an hour or so, but when it started to get warm, it didn’t taste quite so good, haha! But the drink was very helpful, because it was pretty hot, and the sun was bright at times. There were clouds, but I still got a little bit sunburned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e77ec74a-1890-4166-a00a-66bc823e2068/PXL_20250730_203341119.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out I even made a custom Rainbow English t-shirt! I really went all-out for this! As for food, I couldn’t walk around like last year, because I needed to stay near my tent. But as you can probably see, I was lucky enough to be right next to the Domino’s tent! It was perfect for me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/5bd7aff4-caab-46a4-b753-ead9c7decd8b/PXL_20250730_122744794.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out I stayed there for about 14 hours. I arrived at 6:30 am, and things were very slow for the first 2 hours, but then people started to come to the area around 9 or 10. I was standing for most of the time, so my feet were VERY sore after. Even more sore than after hiking! It’s most of the reason I’ve been so tired recently. I had a few genuine conversations with people. They seemed very interested in my lessons. But it was much less than I was hoping for. Honestly, I’m a little disappointed. It’s too early to find out if this event has been a failure for me or not, but I’m still glad I did it. It was very expensive, stressful, and difficult to do, but I’ll probably do it next year, too! Besides, I had one really nice thing happen; when the event was over, and we were dismantling our tents, the Domino’s tent next to me didn’t have scissors, so they asked if I had any. I had a LOT of tools with me, so I was able to let them borrow mine, and they were so grateful, they gave me a full pizza for free! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/aba18467-cc94-4ca4-9343-8e4aa64ffdb1/PXL_20250731_000022158.jpg Blog - My time at the Regatta - Make it stand out (I was very tired when I took this picture, sorry it’s blurry!) So that’s my Regatta story! I hope you all liked it! I also hope that someday, some of you can drop by and chat in the future! :D https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/my-american-vacation-one-more-hike monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/00939638-daa7-4ba2-b017-aee9170d30e3/PXL_20250626_160557347.jpg Blog - My American vacation: One more hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e180d1b8-d6bd-441d-8c32-17d887124c1a/PXL_20250626_161347937.jpg Blog - My American vacation: One more hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/882dbc16-1afb-4e06-9daa-bb10169b6e65/PXL_20250626_164916330.jpg Blog - My American vacation: One more hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f161f875-0430-40f2-91eb-34cd4518dd6b/PXL_20250626_172008770.jpg Blog - My American vacation: One more hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d9ffa74c-fc4d-49b6-8f52-9f6f2cca2fb8/PXL_20250626_172238220.jpg Blog - My American vacation: One more hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4ebfc223-9e4d-4b73-93d6-2b77c191e837/PXL_20250626_172230495.jpg Blog - My American vacation: One more hike… - Make it stand out It was neat to see Boston from far away! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/2de52505-1da4-44a7-a78d-6f329a6fa435/PXL_20250626_172347547.jpg Blog - My American vacation: One more hike… - Make it stand out Pikachu liked the view too! At the very top of the hill was a weather station, interesting to see, but nothing super unique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c9ec3745-39db-4e53-921e-551772cfc3ca/PXL_20250626_174449232.jpg Blog - My American vacation: One more hike… - Make it stand out Then we made our way down. It was actually pretty difficult, because the path we chose had a lot of uneven rocks. I’m glad we brought our hiking poles with us! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/eaf2bad7-286a-4c51-97ae-59e8f138aec0/PXL_20250626_182136896.jpg Blog - My American vacation: One more hike… - Make it stand out This was an easy section! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/10bb2a4d-c35b-4b1f-870d-ec4213f8feb6/PXL_20250626_183646784.jpg Blog - My American vacation: One more hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1b66ca33-2556-4d0f-8fa5-a81ac41d84fa/PXL_20250626_190200661.jpg Blog - My American vacation: One more hike… - Make it stand out It was a tough hike, but we made it out no problem! On the way back to the car, we saw some groundhogs, a mother and some babies, at a house near the entrance to the trail! They were so cute! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/61533da7-c33f-4fb4-b65a-a743aba2d950/PXL_20250626_190314470.jpg Blog - My American vacation: One more hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/487da17f-7b04-47b4-8e87-0c4892693dcc/PXL_20250626_190353654.jpg Blog - My American vacation: One more hike… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a57fe56e-4560-4193-a2f0-af0bd676c1a9/PXL_20250626_190525258.jpg Blog - My American vacation: One more hike… - Make it stand out And of course we went to a couple more restaurants. One was a family restaurant chain called Friendly’s. The food was fine, but I wanted to finish it off with a nice, easy dessert… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8e7b4860-bbd0-497c-afcc-5b261738cfba/PXL_20250627_200244610.jpg Blog - My American vacation: One more hike… - Make it stand out It was so tasty, but it looked much smaller on the menu… But that’s about it for my trip! It was a really amazing experience, and I was happy to see many of you in our regular classes while I was there! A big thanks to my friend who took a lot of these pictures, and hosted me for a whole month! I hope I can see you again soon! :D July has been a busy month for me so far. This year, I’ll be hosting a tent at the regatta. Do you remember from last year? I posted a blog about it here! I’ll post about it in the fist week of August, with some pictures, I hope! After that, it might be back to my regular, quiet life. It will be nice to get back to a routine, though! Thanks for reading! See you all next time! :D https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/my-american-vacation-relaxing monthly 0.5 2025-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f5e730a4-adf5-4e67-b6d0-8155adef648b/PXL_20250619_142434913.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c5aab1ee-8f3d-428b-b0dd-083879d3fb28/PXL_20250619_144845169.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7c0ac123-7b58-45a9-b3b0-3f2c1ce4d8bf/PXL_20250619_143940979.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out The inside was a nice atmosphere, although the seats were a bit uncomfortable… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/0306e99c-50ea-4008-b201-956b585268c9/PXL_20250619_145315258.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out The breakfast was fantastic! Scrambled eggs, sausages, and cornbread, a heavy, sweet bread. I had bacon and English muffins, and my friend had hash browns (small cubes of fried potatoes!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/cd6998d0-dd2a-4924-a14c-cc867eb7dde4/PXL_20250619_144729768.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out And since I’m in America, I guess I need to show respect to their colours, haha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/41070208-b4a9-4910-ad1a-86af0721b5de/PXL_20250620_193751454.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out This is Chipotle, a very famous Mexican-style chain, where you customize your own burrito with rice, meat, beans, and any vegetables you like! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8c0a84b4-3f95-480f-acf3-66eb64444b89/PXL_20250616_165950715.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out This is Cold Stone Creamery, a famous ice cream chain where you can fill ice cream flavours with any items like like, like nuts, chocolate chips, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9944173f-985c-4e86-a2b2-9fbde7600a2f/PXL_20250621_182526508.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out And, of course, pizza! This was at Pembroke House of Pizza, and it’s a very basic pizza, but I have to say, it was my absolute favourite! The cheese, the sauce, the crust, everything is perfect! I’m looking forward to going again, because I want to try it with pepperoni next! We also went to a bird sanctuary, a special area that has no development so that nature can continue the way it wants. It was a very easy walk, but it was so pleasant, and soooo many birds were around! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/81a6f900-8374-4f4b-9f6e-7001892882c4/PXL_20250621_165612688.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7b8fda4a-1d3c-4b03-8c63-9b6ac92b7d64/PXL_20250621_170340372.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/38f827f6-3eca-47f2-b2c2-bb7e8d830b16/PXL_20250621_171956836.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/74867c92-e893-4fc4-a556-6e4a7b2c1506/PXL_20250621_172135304.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d9665137-2d3b-4c60-9277-c2844144abf3/PXL_20250621_174720069.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f7dcf090-bf69-4a57-a257-9488e3926822/PXL_20250621_174921650.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/77180b51-a8d3-4a32-9c16-1bc29465a518/PXL_20250621_175004843.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out Some wild turkeys! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/73d20952-0c5f-4c87-b00f-613db00c5c9e/PXL_20250621_165801190.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out Some Canada geese! A mom, a dad, and a baby (called a “gosling”). The dad was hissing at us, and he was a little scary, but we gave him lots of space, and he walked past us slowly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/aeba65c6-c249-4067-b974-a09dfaf0d46d/Geese.png Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out At the same time, we also saw a deer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/5280ef78-0da5-4e74-8b59-821fbbf7d236/Deer1.png Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c5e7bb45-c79d-47c8-9035-007cbb0e3a28/Deer2.png Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/5fb187ed-0447-4723-9614-d769c09cce8b/PXL_20250621_173320724.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out Even though it was very hot, I had to wear long pants and long sleeves, because the area has many bugs called “ticks”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7b5168c8-3184-4811-b99a-6ee20ecbb402/TickBites.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out They crawl on to you and suck your blood, but they can carry diseases, so it’s dangerous to get one. (We didn’t! Lucky!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b98ce37f-4a38-4f76-a991-b1a13e1ed040/PXL_20250621_165516195.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Relaxing~ - Make it stand out We even saw a turtle! The sanctuary was very peaceful. It’s been too hot recently to go hiking or climb a mountain, but it was nice to get out in nature and have an easy walk! I should have one or two more blog posts before I leave, but I only have 1 week left as I write this. It will probably mostly be relaxing and trying other new restuarants, but I’ll make sure to get any good pictures I can! :D https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/my-american-vacation-salem monthly 0.5 2025-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/65f3f6cb-edc7-42b3-a44c-7fac78f3e1b7/Map10.png Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out Salem is famous for the witch trials, a period in American (and European!) history when communities targeted people they felt were strange or crazy, and accused them of being witches. Many people were brought to a court room, and some were executed. There was no real evidence, all that was needed was for someone to accuse you of it! That’s where the idiom “witch hunt” comes from, which refers to an effort by a group of people to harm someone just because they’re unpopular, not because they did anything illegal. (Donald Trump often calls the many criminal cases against him a “witch hunt”!) Nowadays, Salem is mostly a tourist spot, with many stores themed around witches and witch culture. I might say there are 3 types of witches: - cartoon witches, like you see in movies or for Halloween - historical witches, like the unfortunate people who were executed in the 1700s - modern witches, who follow a spirtual belief called “Wicca” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/820652f7-bc6e-4819-92ff-4b20efc5df26/PXL_20250615_141015340.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c553f209-000a-403d-b993-7cec0a4047a0/PXL_20250615_141200625.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/0e2e2e30-018d-43dd-b3bd-de8a5932913f/PXL_20250615_145459737.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/53e93885-8fa1-4800-bc7a-a8f30c287562/PXL_20250615_143958542.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out Any time you see a witch with a broom, it’s definitely the cartoon-style one! Wiccans don’t care about brooms, and of course historical witches didn’t really fly! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7121b6de-ed96-4291-a296-1bb1f60fdbcc/PXL_20250615_143741275.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b99cfe77-c65a-44ce-b47c-cb44de04d09d/PXL_20250615_141144793.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out A symbol of Wicca is the Pentagram, which is basically a star, and it’s often associated with the colour black. It’s more of a style, and many people who dress in all black are often called “goth”, so there’s a lot of overlap between those two cultures! Besides the many witch stores, there are some historical landmarks as well. Nothing so spectacular like New York or Plymouth, but still interesting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/77a19fbf-9afc-4a2b-8966-11b1a5687fd9/PXL_20250615_153101947.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/5ca63b03-bb35-4c13-8f81-b35c7c1f502a/PXL_20250615_153832884.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/0274f864-bb67-4837-bea8-bd9dd29a50c2/PXL_20250615_153829872.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4bca6540-416b-4277-bb7f-0f5d903e84ce/PXL_20250615_154202585.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out This is the tiniest lighthouse I’ve ever seen! It’s maybe 4 meters high! Why is it so small?? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6c9514e0-3fd8-46ed-9281-a2821b2edc57/PXL_20250615_175359306.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/bc67ce76-99b3-429f-9e35-2e2fd25b0df8/PXL_20250615_170504663.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out Hmm, why is a Boo, from Mario, with Frankenstein’s monster? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/84b51763-b780-4ef2-bc13-bf94059fd16b/PXL_20250615_171422085.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out We had a really delicious pizza for lunch! The garlic bread was pretty bad, the pizza was some of the best I’ve had here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c025f606-0ad7-4670-9be3-314de0342913/PXL_20250615_185820798.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f66eac90-30f4-4fea-8785-9f1c827070fc/PXL_20250615_190341915.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/3fb6dd8c-27af-48f2-b439-2bbb41c60a16/PXL_20250615_185754897.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out Because Salem is famous for witches, many shows and movies are filmed here, or at least, the story happens in Salem. One famous movie, Hocus Pocus, was filmed at this house. I saw the movie a very long time ago, so I didn’t remember it. Did any of you watch it? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7d88741f-8895-4a18-83be-403d83b523c5/PXL_20250615_140912074.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out Hmmm, Pikachu, are you okay…? You look a little… strange! We wandered around the small town a bit more, and then we headed back to the train station for the long ride back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/701d16f7-26d8-47b5-8b25-256159a7ec4b/PXL_20250615_205346735.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Salem! - Make it stand out We got Cinnabon! A famous cinnamon bun chain in America (I had it my first time when I was in Osaka!) The train was actually delayed quite a long time, and when it finally arrived, and we started to go, it go delayed again! Overall, we were about 2 hours late, so we were pretty exhausted by the time we got home. Salem wasn’t super amazing, but it was really interesting to be in a historical place like that, so now when I see a TV show that takes place in Salem, I can say “I’ve been there!” After Salem, we did some smaller activities over the next few days, again to save money. We were both pretty tired from constantly exploring and traveling, so the next couple of blogs maybe won’t be so exciting, but I’m still looking forward to showing you all the photos I’ve taken! :D https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/my-american-vacation-boston-pride-parade monthly 0.5 2025-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d176093a-c86c-4759-8652-9dccb4218489/PXL_20250614_152417755.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/15c62186-50e4-45d1-a855-8aa6aabb16f9/PXL_20250614_154251170.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/bcebf799-9bf8-4494-94e3-1415f2ac7035/PXL_20250614_155044802.PORTRAIT.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/49a5218e-5829-49a7-9179-7d1de3cd8351/PXL_20250614_160411254.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/00e4be71-3ec1-48e8-bcca-75039ab93a46/PXL_20250614_160441646.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d6902064-9c0c-463e-ae30-823cc0b53e04/PXL_20250614_161209983.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/3929d4ef-fe8c-4aec-b25c-dffef746c2f0/PXL_20250614_162142894.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6fd4a696-40bd-4dbb-bd2f-29b3698b8698/PXL_20250614_164335600.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e3171fb9-e83f-4109-ad5f-65a8480a35af/PXL_20250614_162001710.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c6fc0e5d-0243-4139-b358-4b8eae189cf1/PXL_20250614_162811241.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/3fcb8ddb-4b0e-4bb4-88e4-6da8e18495fc/PXL_20250614_155258033.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/280b89d8-2fc7-4a6f-a91a-cabf7ba69008/PXL_20250614_155302371.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out I’m very supportive of Ukraine’s struggle, so I was happy to see people supporting them! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/bf482442-098d-4376-a0be-dc55466f5f74/PXL_20250614_160855697.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out There were SO MANY signs that said “Fuck Trump”, haha! There are also many signs agains ICE, which is the American office for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This department has been very aggressive under Trump, arresting immigrants all across the country, it’s very crazy, similar to Nazi Germany. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/057eb240-8171-42f5-b00c-bd459f0f1f7b/PXL_20250614_161009690.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out This sign is interesting, because if you remember the Pilgrims from the last blog, they were Europeans who came to America… the first Americans were immigrants! They stole the land from the native people, but now white American leaders are saying “This is our land, get out!” It’s very un-American! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/5bac23d3-5107-47d7-80e4-6a2fa7fb2109/PXL_20250614_162420696.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a0ca6754-14eb-495b-b87e-2c3200ef0bad/PXL_20250614_162427952.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out Here is a baby-Trump! He looks convincing, doesn’t he? I wonder if the baby cries like Trump does… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7605bdb4-68ef-4b77-8be7-92bedf7785d3/PXL_20250614_162758856.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston Pride parade! - Make it stand out This sign is a clever joke; “Faux” is a French word that means “false”, so the sign literally says “No false king!” But “faux” is pronounced like “low”, so if you say “No Faux King Way!” very quickling, it sounds like “No Fucking Way!”, which is a very harsh way to say “Absolutely not!” So one evet had two meanings that mixed into one. I think the two groups are natural allies, so it makes sense, but I wish it were more separated. I think the messages for each group would have been stronger. What do you think? My next blog, I’ll talk about Salem, a place famous for witches! See you then! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/my-american-vacation-plymouth monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b5f764f2-909d-40e7-b583-19b10467a2a1/Map9.png Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out This is famous because it’s the place where the Pilgrims landed and established one of the first English colonies in America. They met the Native American people, the Wampanoag, who helped them survive the first difficult years of their settling. First was a small section showcasing how Native American people lived. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c1540f9b-3b01-41b8-85e0-d7a1f4d9d041/PXL_20250613_152836423.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out This is an example of a dugout canoe, simply a large tree log with the middle carved out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/fd0c880e-c6d8-4abe-8488-49a8a90f46b3/PXL_20250613_153144387.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out A traditional stew using local ingredients. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c9ae25b3-969d-49ee-8452-4281944ba3ab/PXL_20250613_154204950.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out A Wampanoag hut. The next section was themed around the European settlers, the Pilgrims and their companions (not everyone was a member of the Pilgrims). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e4c77f15-59a3-4dee-8ab0-78456d6a2d8a/PXL_20250613_155713140.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out These canons were placed on top of a small tower that gives a good view of the area, great for defense! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d0480c20-fffa-49d1-970b-fca726b49352/PXL_20250613_155747168.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out The view from the tower. You can see the recreated houses, and inside most of them were actors wearing traditional clothing, speaking in old style English, and pretending they were actual people from 400 years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/bff6a4a0-24d3-47f1-b590-30f2da761c3e/PXL_20250613_155929909.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6afedb95-cf42-483b-9e07-33146788b4c2/PXL_20250613_155937908.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/852fc43f-4336-4135-88ec-600ff18b9e0f/PXL_20250613_160134607.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/97562482-78ee-4870-a880-aa435aa125e9/PXL_20250613_161412995.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/03be023e-80bb-414f-a41d-3d334ad9dd89/PXL_20250613_161806154.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/31d3d0c0-c0a7-401c-869c-d64c5451ac42/PXL_20250613_163216621.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out There were intersting tools and items inside each house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f4cd5981-9c28-463b-987e-c43f90d7aa87/PXL_20250613_160556338.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Most houses also had a small garden out back so everyone would grow vegetables together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e5ba3d38-bc99-44af-8f34-d871dac314ff/PXL_20250613_163230236.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out And there were even livestock, like goats! Next, we went to a water mill, a reconstruction of where grains like corn and wheat were turned into flour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6346d7eb-b5c9-477c-9981-e08907df942c/PXL_20250613_174433276.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1c5f2703-8629-4849-91aa-ceb06dfc065d/PXL_20250613_175038978.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9d516827-a68b-4d9b-b09a-77f9fb487a08/PXL_20250613_175311843.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1f249047-e35d-4681-9a12-8584bb1e6a65/PXL_20250613_180132138.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out And here I am using a mortar and pestle to grind some dry corn. Exciting! And then we went to the next place! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/49fcff11-d155-464e-bee6-94534877cb59/PXL_20250613_180528278.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out And on the way, we found a Japanese maple tree, dedicated to the mayor of Shichigahama in Japan. Do any of you know where that is? Do you know Hitoshi Abe? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d0470808-fde0-48d6-b70a-d5c6cc78495f/PXL_20250613_180700972.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/aaf0a48f-d999-4c75-a14f-d7989665706c/PXL_20250613_181809499.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a544a4ac-2989-480c-ac98-2823c7bba345/PXL_20250613_181928393.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9067aa99-01cd-448a-941e-73ac20b37bbd/PXL_20250613_182143143.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out This is Plymouth Rock. It’s VERY famous in America, and it’s very popular when talking about early American history. However, it’s very small, maybe 1 meter long. It’s not even a special rock that the Pilgrims stepped on, it’s more like a symbol of the landing, it’s kind of strange. There was a soldier guarding it, and it was very high security for such a boring landmark, haha! But what wasn’t boring was the replica boat, Mayflower II! It was a recreation of the original ship the Pilgrims used to sail across the Atlantic Ocean! We could go on board and see how things would have been at the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c447ab5b-475d-4a4e-98ab-fb77424a02b5/PXL_20250613_182436778.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/3561e851-5d22-4c4e-9e41-549b69e1e926/PXL_20250613_183141648.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a82e96e9-c103-45ac-b4a4-c58b0e7eb4fe/PXL_20250613_183905433.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f4f68da8-fe96-42e3-b4f0-1d0814907fe1/PXL_20250613_184250658.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9575cffe-55a0-40e9-87c7-0c9425654558/PXL_20250613_184147001.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out After we finished on the Mayflower, we got some fish and chips! They were alright, but not my favourite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9d593355-af64-468a-8cf1-5c66d25a3704/PXL_20250613_192620390.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e6e02fec-2376-49c7-902d-52415bf2b64a/PXL_20250613_192719399.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out Maybe I was a little hungry, huh? And then we walked along a rocky wall in the harbour, called a “jetty”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/25158b0f-a7e8-4aa2-bb7a-fd440b0606ed/PXL_20250613_195041380.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Plymouth! - Make it stand out And that was mostly it! Plymouth was an interesting day, but it was tiring, so we were happy to get home! The next day, we headed to Boston to attend the Pride parade! It was a colourful event, but that’ll be for the next blog! See you all then! :) https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/my-american-vacation-acadia monthly 0.5 2025-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/256dd0b4-48d4-49f6-bd9d-d5f017f398a2/Map8.png Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out This was another long drive, and it was just the two of us. My friend was nervous driving because he hadn’t driven such a long route himself before. It was 5 hours long, plus breaks and a few detours to check things out, so we actually ended up driving closer to 10 hours! And the weather got really rainy at the end, so it was a bit spooky, but we made it no problem! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/86d3f443-f670-44a3-b25e-552622f095a3/PXL_20250606_185543065.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out One of the many rest stops along the way, though this one was more like an information center than a place to get refreshments! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/fccdb4d3-c0aa-4adc-be50-520b501c2b87/PXL_20250606_200736010.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out I had Popeye’s for my first time! It’s a famous fried chicken chain in America, and it was pretty good, especially the biscuits! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4141bb87-6a75-458b-9b6f-a0aff05bf4cc/PXL_20250607_003312283.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out And our last stop before the hotel, of course McDonald’s! For a long time, I used to get a Double Quarter-pounder burger, which had beef that was thicker than usual. But when I moved to Japan, that wasn’t available, so I switched to the smaller double cheeseburger, and I found it was actually much nicer because I wouldn’t feel SO full. So nowadays I usually get just the double cheeseburger. But this time, I accidentally ordered the double quarter-pounder, and it was soooo much more than I’m used to! Tasty, but I’ll be careful from now on… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1b844d77-fc55-488e-a2a1-d4f36b23b8af/PXL_20250606_193531475.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f7bef05d-7416-4161-976d-41ea08c92add/PXL_20250606_193549691.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e4bf19fc-7fd3-43f9-8e7d-53e572fcf124/PXL_20250606_205856826.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/495a99f5-ab9c-4775-8028-47c9305f0eff/PXL_20250607_001730094.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f20b69d8-853d-4e80-86bb-a42cdf1c8f48/PXL_20250607_001806186.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Just some photos of interesting bridges and landscapes we drove past! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/5ded0df6-03b8-4e74-843b-434d99db6efd/PXL_20250606_211142137.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out This is part of a nation-wide movement called the “No Kings” protest, an anti-Trump initiative that is against all of his pretty crazy actions! You can see the Canadian flag because Canada has been one of America’s closest partners in history, and Trump is pushing them away. The Ukrainian flag is there as well because many people feel that Trump is betraying them as well. You’ll see more photos of them in a future blog post… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9457ece8-4143-4d93-87b9-3a341f5fc0f9/PXL_20250608_212357364.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out This is the hotel we stayed at, in a town called Bar Harbor. Technically, this is a “motel”, which is a smaller version of a hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1bdd9432-feae-4203-8ecf-d5bbbce80e1b/PXL_20250607_144929397.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out This is the eastern section of Acadia, where we spent most of our time. At the top, you can see Bar Harbor, and a red road that loops around most of the park. There are attractions on the coast and inland. The first day was a bit tough because it was grey and rainy out, but we tried to go to a place to get a nice view, called “Overlook” on the east side of the map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/75d84292-30fa-412d-8564-e603a328be4e/PXL_20250607_130344422.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out The free “breakfast” was just some coffee and a pastry. It wasn’t bad, but it definitely wasn’t fancy. We wanted a cheap motel, and that’s what we got! :P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b99e22e0-8a84-44f8-a82c-abac07c103c1/PXL_20250607_153736522.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out You can see my Pikachu hat and I have the same energy at this hour of day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f50ce9dd-de53-4ca1-b76c-8fbeebe3ad8a/PXL_20250607_155546220.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/331bf01a-1318-46c4-bff3-76da2df09098/PXL_20250607_161946515.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f0f53ebc-d31d-4827-b898-4f8e6513d16a/PXL_20250607_153717011.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Here’s the view from the Overlook. The fog and drizzly weather made it not so special, but it the mountains were actually very beautiful in the pictures you see above! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ec9d982b-0a68-4692-85ba-33c7ae8a9ca3/PXL_20250607_164114518.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out It’s difficult to see here, but there’s a cave that the ocean flows into on these cliffs, so it was interesting to get close! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8934306a-0003-4669-baae-72bf63081ae5/PXL_20250607_164440541.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out As we walked on top of the cave, we saw a hole that must have lead down to it! It was fenced off to stop people from falling in, but I reaaaally wanted to sneak in… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/722f9648-449a-456e-a3fa-134840456c66/PXL_20250607_170845575.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out One of the most interesting parts of the walk was this deer we saw! He wasn’t afraid of us at all, which is very unusual for deer in North America! He was just eating and he even walked towards us once! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c23b2a00-085d-438b-96d6-7e736a9cbe68/PXL_20250607_193226080.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out After the long walk, we went to a (VERY EXPENSIVE!) restaurant in Bar Harbor, where they served these big pretzels! It looked delicious… but I didn’t like it very much… it was too dry! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b0c9c9ae-79a7-4b3f-8d7e-7d8f807cae39/PXL_20250607_194435057.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out But since this was a somewhat fancy restaurant, I had to eat in a fancy restaurant! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6986f601-4820-4634-b3bb-37d7198b1345/PXL_20250608_134314977.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out The next day had much nicer weather, so we planned to go for a hike up a small mountain! I’m always grumpy in the morning, but the cereal I was eating in this picture was falling all over the place! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4344cb3c-aa9b-45a3-9923-53d5268dfe2f/PXL_20250608_145618523.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out This wall was also shocked at the mess my cereal made… So we went to Cadillac Mountain, an easy 465m climb. It was a sunny day, but not too hot, so it was kind of perfect! Here are a bunch of pictures: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8dd47f31-d9a2-4d93-be9f-9efa357316e0/PXL_20250608_152400185.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b710cd1b-9eb1-4961-b249-2b9bc6f3f6e9/PXL_20250608_161011958.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d35a4bf5-e690-427f-9a08-842b59797374/PXL_20250608_161931112.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/fc9420f0-ced1-4ac4-ac95-451f47d8a71d/PXL_20250608_165138332.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c88d23b7-e71a-4796-9fae-1514365a6cd2/PXL_20250608_180422717.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out At the top, we stopped to relax with a coffee from the store there… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/029b5503-e387-4ff8-801e-9e497fd3eaeb/PXL_20250608_184132795.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out …and this loud squirrel was chattering at us! He was very cute! After we climbed back down, we went to another restaurant in Bar Harbor. It had a strange ordering system, we could only order from the website, not from a waiter. But the pizza was quite good! It had a retro look to it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ad89a28b-b40d-4301-bda9-7a3e90cb172b/PXL_20250608_214521225.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/051cd334-0321-405a-b80d-3ad0afad61a9/PXL_20250608_220544278.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out That was it for that day. The next day, we needed to relax after the long hike, so we didn’t have any long walks planned. We got up early to go have breakfast at a cute-looking local restaurant called 2 Cats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/cae561e7-c940-4c9f-bbed-886a2bb62b4b/PXL_20250609_131116907.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/33889d4d-b84f-4f40-aa98-2ac29998c01a/PXL_20250609_140243149.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8716f195-c6f2-4392-83eb-2f19f25cbcd6/PXL_20250609_133500754.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out I had pecan, marshmallow, chocolate chip pancakes. They were delicious, but soooo unhealthy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/21cc39b6-7448-42f8-9e1e-bd1621eeda48/PXL_20250609_153128140.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out We went sightseeing at a few cliffs along the coast, and then we went to a beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/24c62877-bfe5-4d07-b126-586df7bde662/PXL_20250609_160048965.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f8ba3480-5222-41e8-a85c-50a43665bf5f/Untitled.png Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Is he okay…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6cbee51d-f765-410f-8630-b09dedcd08df/PXL_20250609_161541465.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out I tried to go swimming in the ocean, but it was WAY too cold! I tried to get used to the freezing water, but it was no good. My friend took this funny photo of me; it made me look very sad and depressed, but I wasn’t! It reminds me of this photo he took of me last year in Canada: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d9d601aa-f8d6-496d-be11-c6ea534c66f5/photo_2025-06-19_00-52-10.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Acadia! - Make it stand out Why do I always look so sad on beaches?? After this day, we headed back to my friend’s house. It was another long road trip, but there was no bad weather this time, so it was much easier! I hope you all enjoyed my Acadia pictures! The next couple of days we relaxed, because New York and this national park were very tiring and expensive! But I’ll be back soon with some more pictures! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/my-american-vacation-new-york monthly 0.5 2025-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e4c7a5dc-21f0-4759-a9f3-1c9b3377b0c5/Map2.png Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out It was a pretty long drive, about 4 hours plus breaks, but we enjoyed each other’s company and good music! After a long time, I could see the New York skyscrapers in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/2bf25764-db32-441a-8faf-62873c33f5f8/PXL_20250602_171648888.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/fa6adae6-df57-48ee-8019-0ef43afb5d62/PXL_20250602_174625881.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b5bb2d5b-1dae-4c85-b55e-2873fa94be44/PXL_20250602_175202118.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/bfed4070-48c4-422b-883a-60e5cd33f1c2/PXL_20250602_175447594.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out We stayed in New Jersey, but most of our activities were in Manhattan, a famous section of New York City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/97e0083a-7d00-4363-b3f7-8220451808bd/Map3.png Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Our first step was to see the #1 tourist attraction: The Statue of Liberty! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/caad1794-bf34-4050-addc-27e9df18a0b3/Map4.png Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out The ferry left from the southern tip of Manhattan, and went around the island with the statue on it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/5d77b043-7f0d-4bbe-a5a5-ec3d6f4104bd/PXL_20250602_185317463.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/41d88ef3-b977-4b77-8617-330814181bb5/PXL_20250602_185722632.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Manhattan looks impressive from a distance. I would say it looks even better far away than it does close up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6337bfbf-6f4d-4b01-83b9-5379b317f5f9/PXL_20250602_190217011.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out And there she is, in the distance! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/0af4564f-66ce-45ee-8a3f-52e74b731cfd/PXL_20250602_190321481.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7b29945a-4243-4d11-a740-d36316a860c4/PXL_20250602_190344011.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/5a65f8b2-c14f-4707-885b-57f4ed6b867e/PXL_20250602_190500812.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/724e9422-1e9b-48ba-8dfa-daefc92809fe/PXL_20250602_190519453.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out After we went around the statue’s island, we continued to Ellis Island, which is a famous landing area for immigrants who came to the US 100 or more years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/3e8f72e9-9d6a-40f5-9706-10a880b51fac/Map5.png Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out There’s a museum and gift shop on the island. I wasn’t so interested in the immigration museum, but I found some interesting documents for my Japanese students! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/182dd0b8-538f-4b87-a2e3-95fdcfdeaaa5/PXL_20250602_201556472.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/93dfaef4-d710-4fdb-8a2c-1112947bcb61/PXL_20250602_201601245.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out And of course, the gift shop had some cute figures! Do any of you recognize this character? ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/13509eb0-0fc8-4ca8-bc78-e856dacb7ca1/PXL_20250602_195020547.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out And to finish off the day, we went to Times Square. It’s famous of course, so I was happy to get a chance to get there… but there wasn’t many specific things that interested me. Also, it smelled very heavily of marijuana smoke (it’s legal in certain parts of America, and all of Canada!), and I hate it, so we didn’t stay long… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a0e1c9c0-9dc4-4849-881d-00045d711de9/PXL_20250603_005704966.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/424a8958-e790-4be7-9cd2-f707e3224f7e/Map6.png Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out I have an interest in military history, so this was an exciting chance to see some unique pieces of equipment! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/fee2f943-141e-451d-b40b-f46491e2d905/PXL_20250603_140053950.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out These ships are HUGE! It’s like a floating city, with hundreds of men doing different jobs, not just military jobs! Of course, now it’s just a museum, but it was interesting to think about how it was in the 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d88e7ab8-90f0-4fb8-a395-84276f302e00/PXL_20250603_144635299.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c37f475e-a9c5-4b7d-b905-923ef1ac5fd6/PXL_20250603_144734009.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/57e883eb-f786-4019-969b-4e09b9677d5d/PXL_20250603_145039108.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out We could also talk to some veterans, people who served in the military and have retired. These gentlemen served on this ship, or other ships, when they were active! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/024c3de6-bde2-4cfe-859d-469881a574d8/PXL_20250603_144827010.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out And of course, because this was an aircraft carrier, there were many military airplanes and helicopters! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/563abafa-26a6-49d1-9bc8-1369190604b7/PXL_20250603_141705116.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/afdcec73-9a4f-40b2-a311-221ff396fb6d/PXL_20250603_141712554.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/165e92f5-c54c-49a1-b0a4-d92c8e6749b6/PXL_20250603_145124628.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a313edc2-11d9-4d01-a643-01f8d123b7b1/PXL_20250603_145132513.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/2f0cd07b-dd9d-4e87-b720-7aec446be3de/PXL_20250603_145842061.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out And another interesting craft; the Enterprise! The prototype (original design) of the famous Space Shuttles! I couldn’t touch it, or go inside, but it was very cool to get so close! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a521844c-223f-49cc-aabb-73ebb4d5bbce/PXL_20250603_142850825.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out After we finished on the Intrepid, we went to the Guggenheim, a modern art museum. My friends enjoyed the art, but it wasn’t my interest (I had my chance with the Intrepid!), but we went through Central Park, which was quite beautiful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/338d7970-ca96-4b13-9545-029a17b0ec2d/Map7.png Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e17ad0fd-64a9-48ce-a208-d554b5e2178a/PXL_20250603_175720691.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/bbba8ecc-fedb-479a-b477-6ab039ec7ee4/PXL_20250603_181727109.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ba39c760-d0d8-434a-9953-f08fa6e2093e/PXL_20250603_184948693.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out But, after the Guggenheim museum, and we were all pretty tired, we needed somewhere to eat, and I was shocked to find this Japanese restaurant in New York!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/12837206-c55c-4760-b324-c27e595b24d2/PXL_20250603_212853003.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Ichiran Ramen! My favourite ramen chain in Japan! I never thought I could find one in New York, but I knew I had to get it as soon as I saw it! And inside, was almost 100% authentic! We ordered at a tablet, customized the spice, garlic, and noodle firmness, and then we were served our bowls through holes in the booths we sat in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ae75f17b-9114-4091-938d-c27dc0d624f1/PXL_20250603_213638220.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/40f2cafd-4af5-4c1c-ae8b-e8a35b0bc7d5/PXL_20250603_213720596.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out You could order extra noodles, and they give you a small tray to place on a sensor to summon the staff to deliver more to you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/aca4b9f9-b500-47d1-a4e3-85b36f0ce403/PXL_20250603_214433680.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out And the taste we perfect! It was exactly how I remembered, and the spice (level 8!) was enough to make my nose runny and my throat burn! It was a great way to finish day 2! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/bbdc6d8e-e9d5-416b-b271-6080050c1359/PXL_20250603_215210354.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out That was mostly it for our New York trip! On the 3rd day, we drove back, so we had to leave a bit early, and we didn’t have time to see anything else. But my friend was so kind and bought me the perfect New York souvenir! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7f1c7c4c-1330-4f31-9847-7a3637fa1744/PXL_20250614_005125714.jpg Blog - My American vacation: New York! - Make it stand out After we rested for a day at my friend’s house, he and I headed up north to a national park called Acadia, so that will be the topic of my next blog! Stay tuned! :D https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/my-american-vacation-boston monthly 0.5 2025-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/36ed16e8-af1d-4995-bfd9-6a7d774f8b43/Map1.png Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out My friend lives near the Boston area, so for this month, I’ll be staying in this area. We spent our first full day together in Boston seeing some places he recommended. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/19fa43a6-37c2-496a-88e3-56f62b3c2e4b/PXL_20250601_181056330.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out The train we took to Boston city was created in Japan, actually! It looks a bit different from the trains I know in that country, but it was nice to see a reminder of the place I lived! In my area in Canada, there are no trains, so it was an uncommon experience for me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a9d92730-52ed-4a6d-98bf-40ccb81c672b/PXL_20250601_181106372.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out And when we got to Boston itself, the high buildings downtown again reminded me of Osaka and Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/fb1365cb-7c5d-4e5f-9ccf-8c18c62ee277/PXL_20250601_192625167.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out We found the local Chinatown, but really it was more of an “Asia-town”, because there were many Korean and Japanese restaurants too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c6a8838f-fd48-4b09-8a39-30b45315d1f0/PXL_20250601_193244767.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4638466d-1969-465f-ad1d-ef1b435277b9/PXL_20250601_193413827.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/397d7a43-6cc5-4bbc-a336-69a1d53958af/PXL_20250601_193429392.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out We decided to eat at this restaurant, because we both lived in Japan before, and wanted some nostalgic taste! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/cf3f9f09-2af3-47df-b0c2-692befec2e11/PXL_20250601_194016884.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out The inside had a lot of Japanese-themed things, but it didn’t feel like a Japanese restaurant at all. It was definitely an American company trying to tell customers “Hey! Look! It’s Japan!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c2d751ce-7a65-46a3-8456-f1a31cc6425d/PXL_20250601_194747951.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out We had some karaage (Japanese-style fried chicken). It was tasty, but it didn’t have a nice crunch like real karaage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/aa1f1da2-5a17-4ef4-bffd-ec9b21d44ec5/PXL_20250601_195108912.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out I ordered curry rice with karaage. It was tasty, and it was definitely Japanese-style curry, but it wasn’t as good as, for example, Sukiya or Coco Ichiban restaurants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/556dbc0b-7ee2-4714-9473-e1e677ba1e94/PXL_20250601_194941778.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out My friend ordered unagidon (eel with rice). He enjoyed it, but I never had eel when I was in Japan, so I don’t know how it compares! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/88448058-2e50-4373-a289-6c7b47a510a5/PXL_20250601_201418948.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ec807872-df6f-48b5-a230-029e605b5093/PXL_20250601_204440035.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out I saw a few of these interesting tour boats going around Boston. They’re “Amphibious”, which means they can drive on the street and go in the water! The door goes around the city on streets and water, so I hope I get a chance to ride on one while I’m here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/16870535-3c47-4946-bfd0-9d47c751a1ec/PXL_20250601_205154009.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a824e431-95a9-4c70-92c9-86dcf6e2719e/PXL_20250601_205202323.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out Here are some statues of the famous figures from the story “The Tortoise and the Hare”. It’s a tale from Aesop, a famous Greek story-teller. It teaches the lesson that if you’re talented, but lazy, you’ll lose to people who are less-talented, but determined. Do you have a similar story in your country? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9b5e1c59-f706-4ace-9055-c243c0952094/PXL_20250601_210240161.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d5dfb63e-a872-4dfe-98aa-fefb1c1d671e/PXL_20250601_210419840.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/744a41fb-5a7f-40ef-8a2b-e8c2473368cb/PXL_20250601_211953095.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out Then we checked out a pair of parks in the city. They were quite beautiful, and even though the streets in the city were a bit dirty, the parks were quite pleasant. It reminded me of hanami (cherry blossom viewing) in Japan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f97e7d59-2045-4b6c-b4de-fd6c818e22a4/PXL_20250601_202120299.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/83252c0f-99ce-4221-81ec-8429cebbb445/PXL_20250601_204935795.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/627073c8-9ac3-44ee-bce8-7cdcbaf5d9fb/PXL_20250601_204948670.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/5e510185-34dc-483e-bcd8-38218af9f90d/PXL_20250601_205408487.jpg Blog - My American vacation: Boston! - Make it stand out My next entry will be posted in a few days, it’ll be about our trip to New York, so stay tuned! :D https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/trail-maintenance-at-stiles-cove monthly 0.5 2025-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/398f6dc7-ba5c-48d7-a2b4-b0490cfc9ef0/Map.png Blog - Trail maintenance at Stiles’ Cove - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ed546acd-b220-4d23-b0b0-499f8767d375/PXL_20250510_120140267.jpg Blog - Trail maintenance at Stiles’ Cove - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a22941a2-7fd2-4deb-8275-09f1fab27f34/PXL_20250510_120638342.jpg Blog - Trail maintenance at Stiles’ Cove - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/23b61d14-f2ed-475d-9f5c-858f828623a4/PXL_20250510_121309844.jpg Blog - Trail maintenance at Stiles’ Cove - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/92704943-3583-4e99-b6b8-be2e140df311/PXL_20250510_121356054.jpg Blog - Trail maintenance at Stiles’ Cove - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/5efa322d-e04d-4792-93c3-c8cf65014dce/PXL_20250510_121643359.jpg Blog - Trail maintenance at Stiles’ Cove - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/244177d8-e6be-4770-8711-64d0d0abe73a/PXL_20250510_121657215.jpg Blog - Trail maintenance at Stiles’ Cove - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e159186b-3965-48b6-9852-57b438f5fb46/PXL_20250510_170925405.jpg Blog - Trail maintenance at Stiles’ Cove - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/18c606ed-1af6-48a8-b2dd-2776105a6aa2/PXL_20250510_121721144.jpg Blog - Trail maintenance at Stiles’ Cove - Make it stand out Unlike last year, I was allowed to use electric pruners this time! It was much easier on my arms and shoulders, and I could work very quickly! I hope I can use them next time, haha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/16a646b0-539d-4e09-b952-575f30585944/PXL_20250510_131747946.jpg Blog - Trail maintenance at Stiles’ Cove - Make it stand out We were out there for 6 hours or so, and it was tough work, so I didn’t get so many pictures of the details, but it was satisfying work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8f4ad52b-3b66-4416-8257-cef533204de8/PXL_20250510_141954821.jpg Blog - Trail maintenance at Stiles’ Cove - Make it stand out The next time I’ll be able to go on a maintenance trip will be in July… it’ll probably be really hot, so I’m not looking forward to that, haha! See you all soon! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/hiking-season-is-open monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a0b9d013-a9f0-4688-81d3-c8a345adc1e6/PXL_20250503_122209948.jpg Blog - Hiking season is open! - Make it stand out Since it’s the same path as last time, I don’t have so many pictures. The landscape is fairly brown and muddy, too, so it’s not the most gorgeous at this time of year. But it’s a kind of rugged beauty that I enjoy, regardless! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/00b3efdc-3e46-4506-9b7d-6242292738fd/PXL_20250503_133155099.jpg Blog - Hiking season is open! - Make it stand out And of course, I needed food. I made my own hard bread this time. It was very tough on the outside, but a little chewy on the inside. They’re like thick crackers, very bland, but something to fill my belly as I walk! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/cb9a2290-7dcf-49cd-8b9e-c331bb0a8a00/PXL_20250503_142004469.jpg Blog - Hiking season is open! - Make it stand out And one of my students from NOVA, Hayato, sent me many Japanese sweets a few weeks ago. I’ve already eaten them all… but I wanted to save his favourite for the hiking trip! They were sweet gummy candies that gave me a great boost of energy. Thanks Hayato!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4c7327ed-bcaa-488d-8244-9935492ce7fd/PXL_20250503_160044281.jpg Blog - Hiking season is open! - Make it stand out And I stopped one more time a little bit close to my campsite. This is the highest hill on the hike, and it was the one I stopped at last year right before I sprained both ankles. The first picture below is from last year, the next one is from this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f65a4fab-0e6b-4912-83cc-870e8c49be2f/PXL_20240901_193931872.jpg Blog - Hiking season is open! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/52874228-e069-417c-9392-f7e2b587c967/PXL_20250503_172227917.jpg Blog - Hiking season is open! - Make it stand out This time, I got down the hill with no problems! I got to my camp site with no pain (other than my back with a heavy pack) and settled in. I ate a sub sandwich as I relaxed and listened to the ocean waves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9ab170e0-6649-4e87-bb82-3c2077ca8d15/PXL_20250503_194128680.jpg Blog - Hiking season is open! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/3080c3d8-408d-4885-8f61-4cbcceed9131/PXL_20250503_194333189.jpg Blog - Hiking season is open! - Make it stand out Some of you might remember that on last year’s hike, because of the ankle problems, I ran out of water on the way out the next day, and I had to squeeze water out of my towel! So this time, I made sure I had a way to get more water. There’s a stream near the campsite where I could get fresh water, which was good because I needed to clean my filthy legs and feet, haha! Using warm water on my legs in the cold weather was quite soothing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6271665c-9897-4065-b83e-bdfa0c70598b/PXL_20250503_184046986.jpg Blog - Hiking season is open! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/175ae386-81a5-4a74-82b1-4473b83265a3/PXL_20250503_200456943.jpg Blog - Hiking season is open! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8303ce4c-dfbc-4ea7-a633-e6f905c83ef6/PXL_20250503_200757966.jpg Blog - Hiking season is open! - Make it stand out I also wanted to test a water filter straw that I had bought last year, so I could actually drink the water. I could have boiled the water to make it safe, but that would have been too annoying. But this time, I had no problems with drinking water, thankfully! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7161c7b7-4f3b-4248-a07f-752a1c57a5b2/PXL_20250503_201954712.jpg Blog - Hiking season is open! - Make it stand out After a mostly comfortable, but quite cold, night, I started out the next morning. I was very tired the next day, so I didn’t take many pictures on the rocky road out to meet my husband. But I got out after 5 hours, and was happy to finally finish this hike properly, instead of the mess I was in last time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/017d7a94-41ef-4ae8-926a-83ce71ed6021/PXL_20250504_123049919.jpg Blog - Hiking season is open! - Make it stand out I’ll be posting another blog next week about some more trail maintenance that I did a few days ago, so come on back and check it out! :D https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/happy-easter monthly 0.5 2025-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/188a28d3-08ee-4ddb-9733-c35741ba66c2/PXL_20250420_153834345.jpg Blog - Happy Easter! - Make it stand out Here you can see my brother at the stove getting his food, and to the right of him is my mother, in red. In the grey shirt on the right side is my mother’s boyfriend, and the arm on the left is my brother’s girlfriend! On the counter in the middle is turkey, ham, and cranberry sauce, staples for any big, traditional family dinner in North America! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7bef4c08-5550-4405-bec2-0f53b8b1d48a/PXL_20250420_153907710.jpg Blog - Happy Easter! - Make it stand out And here are the other important parts; carrots, mashed turnip, mashed potatoes, and gravy! Those are the only pictures I took. The only thing different about this year was my grandma wasn’t there. She’s now living in an old age home, so it’s difficult for her to get out. It’s a little sad, but I’m happy she’s getting taken care of, rather than home alone and potentially in danger! That’s it from me this week! Hopefully something exciting can happen soon, otherwise, I’m just working away like normal, haha! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/the-first-hike-of-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4573caaf-ba4a-48ad-a76c-4704f9bf424f/Untitled.png Blog - The first hike of 2025! - Make it stand out I actually didn’t take so many pictures, because I’d been there before. If you remember the blog post I made last year about doing maintenance on the trail, it’s the same place! You can check out that blog post here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b64422a7-5bf0-4932-b49b-7d7a8ea4a22c/PXL_20250413_105258416.jpg Blog - The first hike of 2025! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1795479f-6dfc-4f1c-9f67-c4f3a86992d8/photo_33_2025-04-21_22-15-02.jpg Blog - The first hike of 2025! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/cef0f3de-d4fd-4cc2-b56e-6515ece71053/photo_32_2025-04-21_22-15-02.jpg Blog - The first hike of 2025! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ff8c0ba4-6658-4949-b70d-17b23d54fec5/photo_17_2025-04-21_22-15-02.jpg Blog - The first hike of 2025! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/5231a781-5741-410e-8df2-9815b86fd841/photo_7_2025-04-21_22-15-02.jpg Blog - The first hike of 2025! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/567d2ca7-1e46-4042-b6ef-4c42e81a6aa5/photo_9_2025-04-21_22-15-02.jpg Blog - The first hike of 2025! - Make it stand out It was the perfect temperature, not too hot, not too cold! I even had to take off my sweater because I was working up such a sweat! But the highlight of the hike was definitely these; we saw seals! I’ve never seen one in person before, so it was really special! It’s a bit hard to see them, but I was surprised there were so many! They were all basking in the sun and relaxing. It seems like a nice way to spend a Sunday… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/faf78dd8-1aad-428d-824d-9ef4e291a5bf/PXL_20250413_152800035.jpg Blog - The first hike of 2025! - Make it stand out I’m really happy that my ankle actually was okay as well. It was worried it would hurt or I would twist it again, but it was actually fine. It was a nice, easy hike to start off the 2025 season with, so I hope to hit the trail again soon! My first goal is to redo the path that I injured myself on last year… I hope I don’t have any accidents this time! Sunday was Easter Sunday as well. I have a few picture from that, but I’ll save it for a short blug next week! Until then, I look forward to seeing you all in class! :) https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/a-busy-march monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/21d32ca5-ee39-4403-abed-f885f843df10/Untitled.png Blog - A busy March - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/81f90441-d313-403f-9dd0-b88e5aaaeccd/PXL_20250404_040958236.jpg Blog - A busy March - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/edd06f09-4d56-43bf-ba70-4838c4851907/PXL_20250403_181021250.jpg Blog - A busy March - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/29eb6b27-4065-4eea-96fe-5731041037da/PXL_20250401_163907073.jpg Blog - A busy March - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1c502249-a076-41f3-81da-30fd3d709f01/PXL_20250309_124856957.jpg Blog - A busy March - Make it stand out Every road trip needs donuts! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e12be43d-4e27-4b4b-be12-3af8179dc053/PXL_20250309_125123326.jpg Blog - A busy March - Make it stand out My favourites! Honey crullers, boston cream, and sour cream glazed! <3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6606aedc-c8a8-4c66-889a-6a68a17fd52e/PXL_20250309_130611101.jpg Blog - A busy March - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8c443a97-b3a4-4f4f-9cdc-b90ef5819d9d/482807339_1722121145035076_1637979213528985641_n.jpg Blog - A busy March - Make it stand out A tiny church, probably more like a chapel! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b94e12ff-309f-401b-801c-f3444616af0d/483543376_1722121065035084_3591310759849977624_n.jpg Blog - A busy March - Make it stand out My friend’s hometown! You can see the icy lake still frozen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f52eb141-ea33-46f0-9d4a-99d4e5db0baf/484028150_1722121125035078_7181085942672023085_n.jpg Blog - A busy March - Make it stand out And here is an ocean view. https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/a-difficult-weight-loss-journey monthly 0.5 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b44d7fc8-4633-4eee-ad31-19ea9dca3e5f/PXL_20250221_180654309.jpg Blog - A difficult weight loss journey! - Make it stand out Otherwise, I’ve been trying, as always, to lose weight. One exercise recommended to my by one of my students, Masami, was to do planks. I’d never tried them before, but they’re surprisingly intense! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/942d2b1d-9b4e-4bae-b11d-70b36b9ee58c/PXL_20250220_234255910.jpg Blog - A difficult weight loss journey! - Make it stand out I think I’m doing it right…? I also tried baking tofu for the first time! I don’t like the texture of tofu, so I wanted to make it crispy. Here’s the first batch: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8a27b95b-480a-409a-9c80-381ad47241e0/PXL_20250224_164224379.jpg Blog - A difficult weight loss journey! - Make it stand out They’re tossed in soy sauce, and a little bit of garlic. They were okay, but a bit too soft in the middle, so the next batch I chopped into cubes instead: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c1ad578e-a014-474e-ac1b-d1e48ca0c77b/PXL_20250225_180922630.jpg Blog - A difficult weight loss journey! - Make it stand out The second batch was a great texture; crispy on the outside, and a good chew on the inside, it was very much like meat! But it’s so expensive here compared to Japan… I’m not sure if I’ll continue doing it… And finally, I received a lovely Valentine’s day gift from Reiko, with some great towels for hiking, and some verrry delicious chocolates… I liked them so much, that I didn’t have time to take a picture of the chocolates themselves, sorry about that! ^^; https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/30af11c2-5628-4600-8ca8-bf62608203fe/PXL_20250220_173041870.jpg Blog - A difficult weight loss journey! - Make it stand out That’s it for February! I hope you all had a lovely month, and I’m looking forward to seeing you all in March! :D https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/winter-is-slowly-coming monthly 0.5 2025-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/dbac564a-533b-4f6c-a9ec-3bde3a91cc7f/PXL_20250203_173052044.jpg Blog - Winter is (slowly) coming… - Make it stand out The cable you can see is supposed to fit in that plastic hole. But it popped out, and I can’t get it back in, no matter what I do! So now I need to wait for people to come and repair it… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/22122058-6c24-41f6-91cf-013c5e9d469d/PXL_20250203_173056694.jpg Blog - Winter is (slowly) coming… - Make it stand out I was feeling pretty down, but then yesterday, I received a package from one of my long-time students! It was intended for Christmas, but Canada had a post office strike for most of December, and then there was an error with the address, so it was like a second Christmas for me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/740466e7-be60-47a5-b1a1-1b47eddb7c28/PXL_20250203_161145565.jpg Blog - Winter is (slowly) coming… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e9b0d9c6-d9c1-40a1-aa45-47dc4ce3eebe/PXL_20250203_161257708.jpg Blog - Winter is (slowly) coming… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/59155e7a-746d-4941-9a0a-5609f6b471d5/PXL_20250203_161323192.jpg Blog - Winter is (slowly) coming… - Make it stand out These socks are so warm and comfy! I love them! (It’s also funny that they were inside a larger sock, the stocking!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/3e6c1e00-270f-4b61-a37b-2959054c3463/PXL_20250203_161348921.jpg Blog - Winter is (slowly) coming… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4cc1268d-d477-422e-8098-544451017592/PXL_20250203_161608702.jpg Blog - Winter is (slowly) coming… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d2fd8d04-1af6-4776-acfc-c21ad8263036/PXL_20250203_161654482.jpg Blog - Winter is (slowly) coming… - Make it stand out I’m sure most of my students know this, but these are a type of Japanese rice cracker called senbei. This selection is a great combination of sweet and savory, and the flavour for each is gentle. Thanks to Chiharu, my spirits for February are starting high! If I just had the snowblower problems, I would have been very depressed, haha! Here’s to a delicious February, everyone! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/a-canadian-new-year-with-a-japanese-taste monthly 0.5 2025-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/af72fb60-a5e7-407a-ade7-425a3e6d4da1/PXL_20250105_041317491.jpg Blog - A Canadian New Year with a Japanese taste! - Make it stand out Along with some wonderful chocolates and sweets, she sent me these items. At first I wasn’t sure what they were, or what to do with them, but she kindly explained each to me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ab727654-e34d-4a1c-8409-4761367d91dc/NY1.jpg Blog - A Canadian New Year with a Japanese taste! - Make it stand out This top part is called a mizihiki, a type of good-luck charm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/154768c5-6761-4cd4-a697-75842f325c05/NY2.jpg Blog - A Canadian New Year with a Japanese taste! - Make it stand out This is a hane, which is kind of like the shuttlecock from badminton. It’s part of a game called hanetsuki, played with paddles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6e4bc7bc-0fab-44c6-912e-7192318b74d1/NY3.jpg Blog - A Canadian New Year with a Japanese taste! - Make it stand out This is a shishi, a kind of lion guardian, with a koma, a spinning top. The shishi is part of the shishimai dance, a Japanese New Years tradition done to drive away evil spirits. I put the koma there because I thought it might look good as an umrella or parasol for him! What do you think? I want to thank Masae again for such a thoughful gift! Now I can have a reminder of Japan on top of my desk at all times! Of course my focus is on English, but I never want to forget the time I had in Japan, and the wonderful students I met there! :) Happy 2025, everyone! I’m looking forward to our lessons together!! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/merry-christmas monthly 0.5 2024-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/32b09b99-60ea-4f59-9a03-42d052cf6b53/PXL_20241224_215811193.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d105fc6d-b495-46d7-86b2-c59a916d92a5/PXL_20241224_220029868.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8029321c-6a08-4b7d-b905-2bcb1056cc07/PXL_20241224_220054668.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a6df8c15-ccd4-4a94-b51b-5ba1dbc7baea/PXL_20241224_220131507.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/78a2ad43-5c00-4ca3-aab2-5c6ba112ac84/PXL_20241224_220339593.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/07e8f9b9-c344-4ca9-a449-351bdfb4cdc5/PXL_20241224_220350382.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f7d4e6c0-635d-476a-bf7b-68e2918641da/PXL_20241224_220445963.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/56a6f38c-feed-46fa-ad58-0e7c048f80d2/PXL_20241224_220203092.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/33cd2cf5-96b9-4bdf-bcf5-2b3532fa09d3/PXL_20241224_220145289.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6062d64d-29a2-44e3-b6b1-bf5967cb505b/PXL_20241224_220017798.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ecdb9d13-dea0-4bf4-b5d1-2c9fbabc0701/PXL_20241224_215846162.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ad97bae5-fc85-4fc1-8eb8-81cff9eff448/PXL_20241224_215828948.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/5b7f7800-0918-4785-a961-b9fd67c75e47/PXL_20241224_215737032.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/77df3730-e1a0-4085-8964-7f8bef173490/PXL_20241224_215715892.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/026569f9-e756-412e-b994-d57b12e67d1a/PXL_20241224_215702996.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1c0197c5-e30a-4f01-8efb-f7af3cb159d7/PXL_20241224_215651101.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c5b66da1-0325-472d-833d-815a82601fb2/PXL_20241224_215638706.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8ebfaea0-3666-4da4-aafc-823649c9259c/PXL_20241224_215616545.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas! - Make it stand out I don’t have many things to say about each of them, but you can see each house has its own style! In some families, it’s a tradition to drive around town and look at the different lights all together. I remember when I was younger, there was a particular house (in a different part of town) that went REALLY crazy with their lighting! It was a large lawn, and so many different displays and lights… it was maybe annoying for the neighbours because it was so bright, haha! But that’s it for me. :) We had family gatheringsm but they were pretty quiet this year, so I don’t have any pictures. But they were nice, with (too much) food. So now I’m relaxing at home and “digesting”. Take care everyone! Once again, Merry Christmas! <3 https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/one-year-later monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a0afee3f-d778-45b1-af7e-0247fcb99452/PXL_20241120_025709658.jpg Blog - One year later! - Make it stand out Beneath are some presents for my friends and family. This year, I also practiced my present-wrapping skills. I’ve wrapped presents for years, so I was pretty used to it, but I never bothered to make it look super pretty. But this present that I wrapped was pretty embarrassing… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/030c87b4-ef86-4300-91d3-216eccc6e710/PXL_20241204_201313702.jpg Blog - One year later! - Make it stand out So I looked on YouTube for a tutorial, and I’m pretty pleased with how much better my wrapping looks now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/25c388b3-c8c1-400a-9d55-422e9c6f319c/PXL_20241204_201347675.jpg Blog - One year later! - Make it stand out Still not perfect, but much neater! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/happy-halloween monthly 0.5 2024-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/2f7abd2f-492c-42dc-b33d-39c14604d24b/PXL_20241029_164740770.jpg Blog - Happy Halloween! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6be5b77f-3d51-45ed-9abf-70ca729ac39e/PXL_20241029_164938439.jpg Blog - Happy Halloween! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6af83cd7-f993-4c5e-b3a4-5bbbafd45609/PXL_20241029_165319118.jpg Blog - Happy Halloween! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/0905ef2e-e7b2-4dba-b94b-3a1944f6146f/PXL_20241029_174350335.jpg Blog - Happy Halloween! - Make it stand out Unfortunately ,we didn’t have the time or energy to decorate our house, but we got some candy to give out to the trick-or-treaters who are coming around tonight! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7bf49bc5-b8b1-40ee-b7a9-cf9cd0d353ee/PXL_20241031_230101709.jpg Blog - Happy Halloween! - Make it stand out These are tiny version of the full-size bars. Do you recognize any? ;) I hope you all had a spooky time! Even though for many of you it’s November 1st now. Maybe you can get discount Halloween candy in many stores now! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/hail-to-november monthly 0.5 2024-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/17a11599-caf9-43e5-934f-b1d1ef207d88/PXL_20241028_235249903.jpg Blog - Hail to November! - Make it stand out Actually, this is hail. Hail is small balls of ice. They can hurt a little bit if you’re outside, and it makes a little bit of noise in the house! “Hail” is an interesting word because it also means “hello!” in older English. So the title of this blog, “Hail to November!” means “Hello, November!” It’s a kind of English pun. :) I hope you all enjoy yourselves wherever you are! Try to stay warm as winter comes closer and closer! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/fall-has-fallen monthly 0.5 2024-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/01056e13-dbd9-426e-bf09-9c886a753472/PXL_20241004_124324798.jpg Blog - Fall has fallen - Make it stand out I hope that with regular sessions, it can have time to heal. Tomorrow I'll go for another session (which will target my back as well!), so here's hoping it can give me a little bit of relief! Other than that, nothing so special! I've been slowly making lessons (low motivation lately!) and trying to diet (with mixed results!), so it's just more of my boring life! :) https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/my-birthday-hike monthly 0.5 2024-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d071ecd5-69b4-4c28-9a50-198599e77101/ECT+3.png Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b91b5912-d7d7-49aa-86a6-ac9cc93375cc/PXL_20240901_135652635.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out Here was my pack! Similar to last time, it was about 15 kilograms. Quite heavy, but because I practiced last time, I knew I could handle it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/05718742-329a-497a-9b30-225369776179/PXL_20240901_145028934.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out Here's my starting point in a small town called Petty Harbour. You can see in the top-right where I hiked last time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f8fde42f-25e9-48e1-890e-2c514d1999c3/PXL_20240901_145655317.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out It's difficult to see here, but the trail length is listed as about 14km. But at the end of the trail, there's about a 6km hike out along a rocky dirt road, so in total, it's about 20km! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/0a25bd87-cfa2-4dd6-9565-66ac98bdee00/PXL_20240901_151137857.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out After climbing the first hill, you can see the other side of the harbour, where I hiked last time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/38fe5c3c-0949-4528-985e-693840c9554f/PXL_20240901_161410593.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out A beautiful little river I had to hop over. I love seeing flowing, trickling water, it's always so soothing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d5a71af8-4176-4491-abae-c28b898b2403/PXL_20240901_164354777.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out Some of the food I brought on the hike. This is called "hard tack". It's a kind of survival food. It's very hard, very dense bread, and it's super dry, so it doesn't really spoil. The recommended way to eat it is to soak it in water first. It's very hard to eat raw, it can hurt your teeth! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b6df8934-77e3-475a-9721-1f39f5e31424/PXL_20240901_170651612.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/18b181ca-f45f-433c-adf0-62e55ff210bd/PXL_20240901_173032189.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4e854daa-6aaa-4c34-a3f1-4a62a6c11e10/PXL_20240901_181727529.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out Here, I sat down for a while to rest. This is pretty far along the hike, and the camp site is a little bit nearby! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8bf6e586-6ef1-4150-99d9-c00759491c9f/Campsite+soon.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out It's on the other side of that hill; we can't see it yet, but that hill is the last climb I need to do! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4f810a05-1d39-4406-bc11-dfa238edc211/PXL_20240901_184155095.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out Here's a crazy gap! About 1.5 meters wide, with a kind of scary drop beneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e9d57d61-276b-4b86-ba6e-ab27d517f02e/PXL_20240901_184742117.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out I'm tired, but excited! I'm almost at the campsite! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e8e155e5-7fac-41f1-96fc-11b8c49f4baf/PXL_20240901_193931872.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out This is my favourite picture of the whole trip! Now you can see where my camp site is in the distance, about 1 hour away! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ae99ad3c-69e8-4519-9606-4a8f7342a9a6/Campsite+very+soon.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out But then, disaster happens...! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/99cff1f0-61e1-4346-b5a4-3b006c8726ad/PXL_20240901_204413766.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4ef842d1-c74c-42b1-a7e8-9b2036372fc6/PXL_20240901_211540652.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out This was the most dangerous part, right before my camp site. The rock were very uneven, and they moved whenever I stepped on them. If it weren't for my poles, I'd probably have to crawl across these! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/019e2e05-9adc-447e-a490-56ddb23af45f/PXL_20240901_215552019.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out But finally, I made it! I was so relieved to see mostly flat grass! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/dde947c1-29bf-48a1-a564-d251079a360b/PXL_20240901_221608909.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out Other people were here too, so it gave me a feeling of safety. My first task was to set up my tent for the night... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/bce54285-348d-420c-8fe7-06bb4ba45afc/PXL_20240901_221614757.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out That went by with mostly no problems! I bent some tent pegs, but it didn't matter, it wasn't windy, and the trees in the area protected us. It was a little difficult to sleep, because I was worried about my foot, and how I would get out of here the next day, but I did get a couple hours of sleep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d1420b55-4c29-44b2-9386-e1fa3420b761/PXL_20240902_111851209.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out Doesn't look so bad so far, but it's pretty swollen there. And VERY painful to step on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/cff4b2e9-8ab8-428c-be88-b0bc9de930a9/PXL_20240902_113823600.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out But I'm determined to continue. Under normal situations, it's about 2 hours to walk out of here. But because of my foot, it will take me about 5. And yesterday, that 1-hour walk to the camp from the last good picture I took, became 3 hours. The extra time and the stress and strain on my body meant that I was drinking more water than I had planned. So I actually ran out of water as I tried to stagger out. It was pretty hot, and I was really worried about dehydration, but I had an idea - it was raining the night before, and the pine trees had a lot of water on them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8d4b2b3d-cbe9-493d-9a95-304126545f69/PXL_20240902_142842121.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out So I put my (Sweaty) cloth underneath the wet needles, and shook the water off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/3f4ebb4e-7842-4ab5-b69d-8db0d09cff5a/PXL_20240902_142922574.PORTRAIT.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out So when I squeezed the cloth, the water came out. I could squeeze and suck the water out of it to stay hydrated, because the sun was starting to come out, and I was feeling hot and worried about my water. I'm sure I would be fine, but I wanted to make sure I didn't put myself in even more danger. The method worked okay! So I got out okay! I waited at the end of the trail, in a quiet neighbourhood for my husband to pick me up. He came to get me, and I drank (a lot!) of energy drink! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/67f03d46-fb7d-4634-a05b-a7e4a3cb4d33/PXL_20240902_164616972.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! - Make it stand out This was the result of my injury the next day. This was my birthday, too; September 2nd! I spent it sweating and groaning and struggling to get to safety. But it was unforgettable, and I'm glad I went! A week later, I went to the hospital to get an x-ray of my foot to make sure it wasn't broken. They told me it wasn't, so I just need to wait for my foot to fully heal before I go out again, but I hope it will be ready before winter comes this year. I want to do one more hike before it gets too cold! Now, it's the 19th, and my foot is still pretty painful. It feels much better, but I still can't walk 100%. But at least I can still teach! ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1726762226732-25ATUAZP2QG52ONN474Y/PXL_20240901_164139736.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1726762230795-YUCOGJHPFIB8Z3XE09WE/PXL_20240901_164158841.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1726762238282-UMVJ4IUBYGBSL2NC6CMY/PXL_20240901_182119034.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1726762268363-5LBIG435W1VAEVXXIHEZ/PXL_20240901_173132037.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1726762245943-C13RE8CUZKVSZ3M6669X/PXL_20240901_224331336.jpg Blog - My birthday hike! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/another-hike monthly 0.5 2024-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1a8fe03f-cf4f-4095-9d05-a2f62ea8824c/ECT+1.png Blog - Another hike! - Make it stand out And below is the hike that I did this time, August 11th! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/5b4a4508-7b05-4e9c-89f0-28f4f7abddab/ECT+2.png Blog - Another hike! - Make it stand out It's much longer, but the first 75% of it was very flat and easy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/769b5373-f930-4d50-9ce8-b92d1d8507d6/photo_2024-08-11_10-52-22.jpg Blog - Another hike! - Make it stand out I started at Cape Spear at 9 AM! I wanted to test my new backpack for overnight camping, so all of my gear was in it. It weighed about 15 kg! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/1c7230f1-0812-4581-9377-a5b83dfb7297/photo_2024-08-11_10-44-42.jpg Blog - Another hike! - Make it stand out It was a cloudy, overcast day, and some gentle rain came down. It made me a little wet, but it was felt great as my body heated up from walking. You can see the starting point in the distant behind me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/59f6e28e-a657-4034-b6a6-e0f32bf117ea/photo_2024-08-11_11-00-18.jpg Blog - Another hike! - Make it stand out Some wild blueberries! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e11ea937-a00c-4210-9b1a-0e14be77d8eb/photo_2024-08-11_19-09-49.jpg Blog - Another hike! - Make it stand out This was about halfway through; I was going to Maddox Cove! Normally, you can see the ocean behind me, but it was so foggy, it was totally covered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/3a225b23-145e-4a99-a9f5-8055c796ca1a/photo_2024-08-11_19-09-51+%282%29.jpg Blog - Another hike! - Make it stand out This was the way forward from the same point. You can see that it's pretty easy walking here too. No big hills, no difficult rocks, it was very pleasant! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9c0789ec-cbac-4062-95bf-71859f8201c8/photo_2024-08-11_19-09-51.jpg Blog - Another hike! - Make it stand out You can see where I'm going faaaaar in the distance. But when the forest starts, that's where the path started to be very difficult! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/98e52286-180f-4fc7-865a-1dbf1da17888/photo_2024-08-11_19-09-53+%282%29.jpg Blog - Another hike! - Make it stand out After this picture, the ground started to become rocky, and the wet weather made the rocks slippery. It was difficult, so I didn't take any pictures until close to the end, unfortunately. It was all quite beautiful, though! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d49e7a6f-1437-489d-bffc-4a69ea057e16/photo_2024-08-11_19-09-53.jpg Blog - Another hike! - Make it stand out Here, you can see the town I was going towards. The sun had come out, so I put my hat back on. I was very tired in this picture, but the difficult part was over! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6a948617-7ca6-4482-ac62-357dffe68065/photo_2024-08-11_13-57-20.jpg Blog - Another hike! - Make it stand out When I finished my hike, I found an interesting little box! It was full of hiking goods, so that if someone needed something, they could take it (for free!). It was good to see a nice hiking culture here! And that's all for my updates! I'll continue along the coast of my home province, and I hope to have new pictures for you all soon! Thanks for reading! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/a-boatrace monthly 0.5 2024-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d9327fb8-be57-4ba6-a3a0-2f2e84d9b403/Regatta.jpg Blog - A boatrace! - Make it stand out This is a boatrace held every year, on the first Wednesday of August. Of course, because the weather is unpredictable in my hometown, the Regatta often gets delayed, but this year, the weather was perfect! It's held at Quidi Vidi (pronounced "kid-ee vid-ee") Lake, not far from Signal Hill! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/fae7ca09-7d19-4bcc-81e2-6b99f3335f13/Quidi+Vidi.png Blog - A boatrace! - Make it stand out I started at the arrow in the above picture, and the video below is what I saw! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/d4586aef-15f6-4a12-96ca-f7a8b8dfbc98/PXL_20240807_151301217.jpg Blog - A boatrace! - Make it stand out Shaved ice and cotton candy, very common sites at fairs! The portions are MUCH smaller than Japan's kakigoori! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/fd298e77-2c6e-4fa0-a156-a7b54ddfaf92/PXL_20240807_151549110.jpg Blog - A boatrace! - Make it stand out Domino's even had a booth, so I got some pizza! (I don't trust many of the smaller vendors, I didn't want to get sick...) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/00729d54-9a3e-4e2e-b6ce-421a9fb972a1/PXL_20240807_152935328.jpg Blog - A boatrace! - Make it stand out Later, I had some french fries, though I had to wait a long time for the ketchup... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7f075d0a-abfd-4aa3-893a-34f0c2e2d045/PXL_20240807_161929657.jpg Blog - A boatrace! - Make it stand out And later on, I had a samosa, an Indian dish! You can see Signal Hill in the distance! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/30ed3abf-3588-44be-a678-9244288b6b65/PXL_20240807_151400074.jpg Blog - A boatrace! - Make it stand out This is called a "dunk tank", you want to throw a ball at the target, and if you hit, the girl in the cage falls in the water! (It was a warm day, and she volunteered to be there, so it's okay!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b08db689-f043-4640-8f21-19cc0faf201a/PXL_20240807_151321694.jpg Blog - A boatrace! - Make it stand out Of course, many games of skill... though it's usually known that these types of games are "rigged", they are designed to be VERY difficult to actually do (like "crane games", or UFO catchers!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/91ce81e2-b3bb-4db3-9c10-2a5ecbdb471a/PXL_20240807_160505191.jpg Blog - A boatrace! - Make it stand out A cute little fishing game! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/428c20e0-2e75-4d09-b29e-a83f2c64e602/PXL_20240807_161835027.jpg Blog - A boatrace! - Make it stand out Local crafts also on sale! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6df9f217-2695-4948-a08a-04630bdfb758/PXL_20240807_175724573.jpg Blog - A boatrace! - Make it stand out And I bought some fudge (I didn't take pictures... I was too busy eaying it!). They were soooo sweet! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/trail-maintenance monthly 0.5 2024-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/45d502be-70eb-4d05-b492-90872e8bba23/ECT.png Blog - Trail maintenance - Make it stand out So far, my friend and I hiked the purple parts of the trail below! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/849da95a-ab48-4a6a-8715-6fda3f10cc0d/ECT+2.png Blog - Trail maintenance - Make it stand out I plan to continue through the rest of the trail, even alone! So when the organization that maintains the trail was looking for volunteers, I thought it would be an exciting chance to give back to nature, and help other hikers like me! It was a bit far away, at a place called Tors Cove, and it was about a 45 minute drive away! (The organizer picked me up, thankfully!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/19891a5a-106e-4d9f-baef-901b07582b20/ECT+3.png Blog - Trail maintenance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/3c5b5d04-5d97-4260-b4b4-8bcd9fce1853/453902830_10160186930231313_6291282320589502056_n.jpg Blog - Trail maintenance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ab898168-fea6-4d69-9abf-41fd769640de/454418656_907398128086823_5200209794308282236_n.jpg Blog - Trail maintenance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4da68d76-646a-437a-a57e-460288965578/453976366_10160186930021313_5905372095283136022_n.jpg Blog - Trail maintenance - Make it stand out We got to work with big clippers (called “loppers”), and smaller hand-clippers, as well as saws. We had to trim branches and trees that were growing into the path making it difficult for other hikers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4418c53d-ada8-4080-bb2e-84b62d364c4b/454567674_907824428044193_2098494318055082541_n.jpg Blog - Trail maintenance - Make it stand out I don’t have many pictures of myself, because it was difficult to wear those gloves, and cut trees, and take a picture at the same time! But we all worked for about 5 hours, stopping once for lunch. We had to carry heavy piles of branches deep into the woods to dump them out of sight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ba2098f2-8567-498a-be51-837f0204ad95/453880432_10160186930611313_2040826044580359456_n.jpg Blog - Trail maintenance - Make it stand out By the time we were done, I was exhausted, as you can see here, haha! I was very sore the next day, but it was all worth it! 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And to the left is the harbour. The entrance to the harbour is called The Narrows, where every ship needs to pass to get to the dock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/541eada4-785b-4d5e-8426-2096d70e35a5/PXL_20240710_171232297.jpg Blog - Some summer hikes! - Make it stand out This is the scariest part of the trail, only a chain to hold on to, and it was VERY windy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/65fafe29-6116-4b93-a5d5-680d4e6cf765/cape+spear.jpg Blog - Some summer hikes! - Make it stand out But Google Maps is VERY misleading; it was NOT a 3.5 hour hike! It took us 6 hours to get 75% of the way there! We ended up stopping in a tiny village called Blackhead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/47cb51b3-a703-4a70-8942-a014935dfd71/blackhead.jpg Blog - Some summer hikes! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/722899a2-5785-4801-8087-628ae4d34146/PXL_20240714_170920729.jpg Blog - Some summer hikes! - Make it stand out Can you see Cabot Tower in the far distance? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/04384515-0e6d-4a24-80be-4f97e2d87374/PXL_20240714_194615297.jpg Blog - Some summer hikes! - Make it stand out This type of land is called a “sandbar” (even though these are rocks, not sand!). It allowed us to take a shortcut through the bay, instead of walking all the way around. However, the rocks were very uneven, and we were a bit scared! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/70b20da6-0342-4e82-aa45-5d95581865c3/PXL_20240714_222829355.jpg Blog - Some summer hikes! - Make it stand out After many hours of some difficult hiking, we found Blachead! Can you see it in the distance? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b25b686b-5e6d-4fcc-bc40-fdbb787b628b/PXL_20240714_223143913.jpg Blog - Some summer hikes! - Make it stand out After 6 hours of hiking, we were both pretty tired, but in high spirits. I was happy I could still do a long hike, since the last time I did was at Mt. Fuji in Japan! 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- Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6abde35f-0cf9-46a9-b176-c1b329e1ebd6/Trip2.png Blog - A camping excursion! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/feeb0243-4b2c-4b5f-a7a9-2822fe93abb0/Trip3.png Blog - A camping excursion! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8d8fc7f4-8936-46b9-a7cd-f7a49fae71ab/Trip4.png Blog - A camping excursion! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ec407711-c26c-40e6-ae91-88bc10e08406/Trip5.png Blog - A camping excursion! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6d7cde49-dc8a-43c8-82e3-02c7cd05676d/Maps4.png Blog - A camping excursion! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/2fea48f3-1090-4e7b-bcb2-ca2f9aa096dd/End.png Blog - A camping excursion! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/summer-vacation monthly 0.5 2024-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b6f2e813-730d-437c-aacd-c46f424fdf7a/PXL_20240606_195033361.jpg Blog - Summer Vacation~! - Make it stand out Some of you may have noticed, but for the last week of June, I will take some days off for a camping trip with my husband and my friend! It will be the first time for me camping since I was a child, so I’m very excited for the experience! Of course, I’ll be posting photos as well. But also for most of July, I will not work on Mondays (Canada time, Tuesdays Japan time), and only work 5 days a week. When August comes, I’ll be back to a regular schedule! :) Sorry if the change is invonvenient, but I’ll be back to normal in a few weeks!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/681bab89-1b3c-458e-874d-ef7a1e0ad2da/schedule.png Blog - Summer Vacation~! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/a-loooong-walk monthly 0.5 2024-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/479df3cc-1d4e-4e91-9890-2f193399680a/PXL_20240526_122605190.jpg Blog - A loooong walk~ - Make it stand out My friend joined me for the walk to support me. I also got a t-shirt. Unfortunately, it was too cold out to wear it, so I had to wear my sweater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/42212ac7-d606-4ffd-a466-3259af98454e/PXL_20240526_122917830.jpg Blog - A loooong walk~ - Make it stand out You can see that my spirits are high~! Hahaha After about 30 minutes, we stopped at a McDonald’s to warm up a bit, and I got a sandwich. The breakfast sandwiches in Japan are actually much tastier, I was surprised! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a9a3ccf2-2b72-465d-89f3-2a910c77df04/PXL_20240526_125535683.jpg Blog - A loooong walk~ - Make it stand out After that, we turned off the main street and went through a nature trail. I was surprised, because I didn’t know about it. Here are some pictures from it; remember that this is in the middle of a city! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/fd2593ac-650a-4609-b970-efa515b70c62/PXL_20240526_131556385.jpg Blog - A loooong walk~ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6ec30c32-6d2a-4c5f-a037-c7102564ca40/PXL_20240526_132244481.jpg Blog - A loooong walk~ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/0c50c27e-498e-444d-9aa0-ebb421c2a796/PXL_20240526_133707672.jpg Blog - A loooong walk~ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/02acda2c-6f53-42d0-8c59-ebccd48706cb/PXL_20240526_133719924.jpg Blog - A loooong walk~ - Make it stand out I’m glad I found a nice trail to hike when the weather gets warmer! In the end, I walked over 8 kilometers for a bout 2 hours and 15 minutes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/50ee4230-adeb-4363-96a3-716b04be3d1f/444214668_10160043261321313_2555300050204692600_n.jpg Blog - A loooong walk~ - Make it stand out It was a tough walk, especially at the end because it was allll uphill @.@ But I’m glad I did it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/ca39483a-cd05-47bf-9898-9dfb279609a7/PXL_20240526_143038183.jpg Blog - A loooong walk~ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/im-positive monthly 0.5 2024-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/17cad14e-9ea6-43c2-9b6b-d0f261e1f188/covid.png Blog - I’m positive! - Make it stand out I caught coronavirus! :( I went to the hospital to visit my dad (He had knee surgery done, he’s okay!), and I must have caught it there. Luckily, I’m okay, the symptoms aren’t so bad. :) I had 1 night of difficult sleep, but now everything is fine. Just gotta wait for me to not be contagious anymore. When I’m 100%, I’ll be going to my dad’s house for a week or two to help him move around, so maybe you’ll see me with a different background than usual! ;) Lesson learned… even though covid is less scary than before, it’s still around, and still a problem! Be careful out there everyone! <3 https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/spring-has-sprung monthly 0.5 2024-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/4a87af61-ea9a-429c-95e8-80c40affa003/PXL_20240509_184844687.jpg Blog - Spring has sprung! - Make it stand out She’s a very positive person, and she helps my father so much. I’m glad I was able to do something nice for her! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/dental-visit monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f24ee0c2-a2c6-4dd6-9239-f00a380617c6/PXL_20240422_134106878.jpg Blog - Dental Visit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/is-spring-finally-here monthly 0.5 2024-04-19 https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/happy-april monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/another-blog-another-snowstorm monthly 0.5 2024-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/7ae8f1db-b160-4c29-8b9b-babc6efd67e9/PXL_20240309_150854254.jpg Blog - Another blog, another snowstorm! - Make it stand out My back and hands were still very sore from the previous storm, so my room mate and I agreed to call a company to take care of most of it for us. He came in a machine like this: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b2e2045e-2d8e-445e-a506-6e3a0aab03e1/50956961798_4d1581f899.jpg Blog - Another blog, another snowstorm! - Make it stand out …but it was MUCH bigger. And thankfully, this was the result: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/49d6a218-9600-4ed8-a14b-1a1d47c25089/PXL_20240309_184929753.jpg Blog - Another blog, another snowstorm! - Make it stand out So then I had to shovel the rest, which still wasn’t easy, but it wasn’t so bad. So now, my body is VERY sore. I started to go to physiotherapy. (“physio” comes from “physical”, which means “of the body”.) Here are the stretches I was told to do every day: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/60cd5566-3819-4353-98f3-f0894c25826a/PXL_20240312_181318531.jpg Blog - Another blog, another snowstorm! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/2a8b98f7-3503-46a9-ac04-5b30c72045ce/PXL_20240312_181325146.jpg Blog - Another blog, another snowstorm! - Make it stand out I’m not sure if it’s working, but I’m trying my best to do them all every day! And after the snow storm, it rained for a whole day, and it was VERY heavy rain. So the warmer weather melted a lot of the snow, and this is what it looks like now: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/fc93dd7c-d34f-41fb-880f-baaec0edcf8b/PXL_20240312_191652191.jpg Blog - Another blog, another snowstorm! - Make it stand out I hope this is the last time I will update you all on a snow storm D: I’m so tired of winter, haha! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/putting-my-nose-to-the-grindstone monthly 0.5 2024-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/611a065e-bcf4-4572-b318-0e8a6b6cafc8/03-06-2024.png Blog - “Putting my nose to the grindstone” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/a-difficult-february monthly 0.5 2024-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/8d08197b-f5e7-4105-880f-83f1cf9486e6/PXL_20240216_155201534.jpg Blog - A difficult February! - Make it stand out So I had to shovel several times, and since then - about two weeks ago - my back has been super sore! @.@ In happier news, I was lucky enough to get some wonderful Chocolates from my students that I had in Japan! They were DELICIOUS, probably the best chocolates I’ve ever eaten from Japan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/caf71f70-e54a-4722-88b9-fd05f16762c8/PXL_20240213_195845853.jpg Blog - A difficult February! - Make it stand out I’m so lucky to have amazing students, both in the past, and right now! So if you’re reading this, you’ve made my life happier! :) Finally, a bit of good news! I did some research on taxes in Canada, and I was able to get out of paying some tax! That’s why all of my prices are now 10% cheaper! It’s not a huge difference, but it saves you all a bit of money, and makes book keeping a little easier for me! :) Now, it’s snowing again, so I need to go to bed and hope I don’t need to shovel so much tomorrow @.@ Let me know how the weather is in your area!! :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f44d2df2-9df4-4599-b3cd-449ae33bb578/photo_2024-02-29_19-10-49.jpg Blog - A difficult February! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/happy-february monthly 0.5 2024-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f7fa1b37-340f-49d5-a039-c897391f00bf/PXL_20240206_031900849.jpg Blog - Happy February! - Make it stand out First, I put pizza sauce (marinara) on English muffins! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/5e118783-9c72-4427-971f-776609a2789a/PXL_20240206_032018145.jpg Blog - Happy February! - Make it stand out Next is a later of spicy pepperoni! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/94ee6440-af9c-4007-afb1-5b1d98781520/PXL_20240206_032308892.jpg Blog - Happy February! - Make it stand out Then I put (maybe a bit too much!) mozzarella cheese on top… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/c973dc7b-6d72-48dc-a4b1-4e5845c51891/PXL_20240206_033848229.jpg Blog - Happy February! - Make it stand out And cook it in the oven until the cheese is golden! Interesting fact: Canadian stoves use Fahrenheit. Even though Canada uses the metric system in many ways (kilometers, food portions in grams, etc.), we also use the American Imperial measuring system for other tasks (height in feet, weight in pounds, etc.). Also, I recently just posted my 80th lesson on the website! It’s exhausting making so many lessons, but I think they’re turning out nicely! Even if I miss some tiny mistakes now and then @.@ https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/almost-done-january monthly 0.5 2024-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/6e8341b0-a2c9-4743-9147-4717d8c6557f/PXL_20240116_023028622.jpg Blog - Almost done January! - Make it stand out Some were chocolate chip, others were chocolate chip with walnut! I also put posters up around town on bus stops and at my local university. I hope I can get some local students as well as my lovely Japanese students! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/fab09734-6bfb-49a2-a61b-08fd2ea88a32/PXL_20240112_161729542.jpg Blog - Almost done January! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/f55abf79-aa88-48f5-8c9a-b4c88e3c9a03/PXL_20240108_153151843.jpg Blog - Almost done January! - Make it stand out So far, there are no new students… I also created and launched the new Invite program, so if any of you know anyone who would like to learn English with me, check your email for the details! :D As for right now, it’s -30 C here in Canada. So I’m gonna go to bed and try to get over this cold! See you all soon!! https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/the-first-big-snow-storm monthly 0.5 2024-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/a296055d-9595-4de4-8e01-8881ccd63fa2/PXL_20240105_141831557.jpg Blog - The first big snow storm… - Make it stand out Here is the beginning. The driveway has my husband’s (new) car on the right, and our downstairs neighbours 2 cars on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/2c9a71cf-b2f5-480f-9fb2-2273be4e5eac/PXL_20240105_185407604.jpg Blog - The first big snow storm… - Make it stand out After a few hours, it looked like this, so I went out to do some very easy shoveling. It was light and fluffy, so it was no problem! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e297aa73-f16c-4838-8b29-ea19e1a10b8b/PXL_20240105_192112729.jpg Blog - The first big snow storm… - Make it stand out So I did that a few times, so that the snow wouldn’t build up so bad! But I had to go to sleep eventually. I woke up in the morning, and the snowplow had gone through, pushing all of the snow on the street into the front of the driveway. This is always the WORST part of shoveling. Here, you can see what it looked like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/451a198c-5f63-43da-a563-374d7a46714c/PXL_20240106_141920909.jpg Blog - The first big snow storm… - Make it stand out This stuff was much tougher, and heavier than the fluffy stuff I was shoveling earlier. And the driveway is VERY wide, so I had a LOT of work to do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/0908c801-2473-4b00-a894-2eb1248ad8ee/PXL_20240106_141934452.jpg Blog - The first big snow storm… - Make it stand out But eventually, I was done! I even did my neighbour’s side too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/b192d2ce-4c31-4ea0-b078-70201bb7d54f/PXL_20240106_151406082.jpg Blog - The first big snow storm… - Make it stand out Buuuut then soon after, the snowplow came by again, and pushed more snow back in…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/9bc9112a-3f8c-4727-a6b7-747d2dd03bf0/PXL_20240106_162606263.jpg Blog - The first big snow storm… - Make it stand out Well, that’s the way Canadian winter goes. It’s very difficult, but I still love winter. …But maybe I won’t after another snowstorm or two, haha! :) https://www.rainbowenglish.ca/blog/christmas-and-new-years monthly 0.5 2024-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/cabf68dd-b4c5-42ef-ba12-572c674c00b0/414161864_10169845032975725_4082664631710828595_n.jpg Blog - Christmas and New Years! - Make it stand out Turkey, ham, and stuffing (stuffing is a savory bread mixture that is often cooked inside the turkey, and taken out after. Many people like it, but I don’t!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e9ae1886-bf38-4dc9-816b-b80999b31991/414205784_10169845033150725_1053336298507328193_n.jpg Blog - Christmas and New Years! - Make it stand out Here is what most people would have had. Potatoes, carrots, and gravy (special pineapple gravy for the ham too!). Though my plate had no carrots or stuffing… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654ff0030ee46b1bfb4988ac/e93b596a-b71b-44c1-95ef-e535a7b6382f/414642539_10169845033135725_6815948966746459544_n.jpg Blog - Christmas and New Years! - Make it stand out Here is another picture of me, my dad, my stepmom, and for the first time, my husband, Nick! We’re wearing paper crowns from Christmas crackers, small tube that you pull apart and it makes a loud POP! sound. Inside, there is a cheap toy, a fortune, and a paper crown! So that was my December 25th. After that, it was a lot of relaxing, and shoveling, as we had a bit more snow fall than we had earlier last month. 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