Another
wonderfully sunny day! I assume, I can only see it through this window *sigh* but
at least I get to see it. This is going
to be a short one. Mainly because I’m not feeling the writing today and I only
had 1 day off this weekend so there isn’t much to say.
Vancouver is a
wonderful place to be and there’s quite a bit to do! (In spite of those people
that say “this is so boring, nothing happens here”) I think some people just
don’t look, ignore what’s happening or brush it off as something they wouldn’t
like without even trying. There’s plenty happening around town almost every
night, you just have to keep your eyes peeled and be open to trying new things.
For example,
VIVA Vancouver puts something on every weekend in the summer on Granville St.
You get to walk up the street and see vendors and shows being put on. One
weekend they have public karaoke, which is so fun to listen to, especially when
you randomly hear 1 AWESOME person once in a while! So, this past weekend was
Latincouver and Carnaval del Sol, with a small stage for performances, a street
dance floor and lots of food vendors from different countries. It was really
nice to see people having fun and dancing to Latin music with huge smiles. Besides taking in their joy, I got to spend some time
with a couple of friends and the sun. (This is always nice) I don't get to enjoy my own cultural things very often as mi familia lives out east and I don't know many Hispanic people here, so I'll take advantage of this Carnaval once a year! Next year, you
should also give it a try even if just to say “there, I went.”
I’m going to
make a list of things that happen around town and do my best to check them out;
there are no time limits on the yearly events so it may take a while to go
through them but it will fun to try! Starting this coming Sunday, I shall be
off of work for a week and already have a few things I’ll be checking out. I’ll
do my best to remember to take pictures so share with you all!
Have a
wonderful week and all that “til later” stuff. Oh and here are a few pics of
the finished bedroom paint job I did!
If you love music there is usually a different sort of outdoor musical event in the city SOMEWHERE every week in the summer, such as Latincouver (which I knew all about, but was out of town myself),the fireworks competition during August, a lantern festival in Chinatown, Vancouver Jazz festival free outdoor concerts in Gastown, VSO peroforming at Whistler and Deer Lake, the list goes on and on. A person could be very well traveled and entertained if they went to many of these free events throughout the summer.
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