Articles by shannon

Hi everyone!!
Well we are still in Winnipeg… still settling in…after about 6 weeks of our new Canadian life.
Our 51 boxes arrived safely last week, and I am still unpacking them..but Jessica is happy to see her toys, I am happy to see my books and Peter is happy to see his computers…!

We are still painting and renovating the basement… next week a new carpet will be finally installed… so it will finally be finished .

I am planting flowers and the vegetable garden this week. It is May long weekend in Canada and everyone works outside planting gardens this weekend. We have decided to have corn, pumpkin, tomoatoes, carrots, peas, and beans, so I hope all the seeds will grow.

We bought a nice mini-van so have lots of room to transport guests.
It is also great for bringing home all my recent shopping purchases.
We are enjoying our new gas barbeque for big juicy Canadian steaks.

So, looks like we will be all set for our first guests who arrive on July 1st.
There are lots of things to do in Winnipeg in the summer months. Winnipeg Folk Festival, Ballet in the Park, outdoor theatre at Rainbow Stage and lots of camping places to visit.

We went to a little Japanese restaurant last week for yakisoba and gyoza… pretty good but expensive. There are more than 20 Japanese restaurants in Winnipeg with names like Sushi Train, Shogun, and Ichi-ban.

Bye for now,
Shannon, Peter and Jessica

Hi everybody!! Well we are finally settling into life in Canada. Sorry I have not written before, but I am here now!! I had my 3 hour university exam yesterday.. I think I aced it!
Today was a really nice day, almost all of the snow melted. Tomorrow it will be 20 C, so we plan to buy a bbq. It finally seems like spring is here. The weather has been terrible until a few days ago, no flowers out yet. I don’t think there are any cherry blossoms in Winnipeg at all.
We saw a Japanese restaurant today that served yakisoba and agedashi tofu, so we will go there someday. Jessica is missing her favorite tuna onigiri from Family Mart already!
We think Canada is expensive for food and alcohol. Too bad we need both!
So far everything is going great. Peter is doing his computer job, and I am shopping a lot… a perfect life… I am also busy renovating the basement, new paint, carpet and things for the homestay guests.
Jessica is in a daycare a few days a week and is settling in well too. She will start French-Immersion kindergarten in September, and until then she is seeing her grandparents, cousins, and other family a lot.
We like it here , but we already miss Japan. Cheap happushu, bentos, and the cherry blossoms.
And yes, everybody… I am cooking!! I”ll put some photos up soon. Shannon