** This was written quite some time ago, I only now posted it.**

Ça fait du temps! It's been quite some time since I've posted on this blog. In fact I think the one year "anniversary" of my writing came and went. Tant pis. In fact, the reason for my lack of posting is that I have been working on my french blog for a class that I am taking. Trying to force myself to improve my writing abilities in French. Maybe I should just stick to one language, instead of tormenting the multi-lingual.

The class is at Simon Fraser University (SFU), and is the first that I've taken at any school in Vancouver. The campus is a beautiful spread of concrete architecture, perched high on Burnaby mountain with a view of greater Vancouver and the North Shore mountains. Really quite spectacular on clear days. I do enjoy being back in the academic environment on the other side of the classroom. Challenging, balancing the two, but very helpful. I'm able to put a lot of what we are learning directly into practice, most times the very next day.

There really is something special about being at a school of higher learning. Just a lot of possibilities and intelligence whirling around. While I don't necessarily look at my university years as "the best years of my life", they were very formative and were filled with tons of interesting and thought-provoking experiences. Just taking this course has again, opened up lots of other possibilities and experiences that are available. I often see posters around campus for art exhibits or talks that would be fabulous to attend. Indeed I'd like to make more of an effort to see some of them.

Spring is approaching and I'm looking forward to the city coming back to life and participating in more and more activities as the days get longer and my work load gets shorter. Hopefully that will allow more time for writing and drinking of all varieties.