Author: lapetitelea
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In life, there are a few moments that prove to be crucial in forming you as a person. A trip to France in the summer of 2006, was one of mine. I was still slowly coming out of a long depression that even lead me to require homeschooling for my last year of high school.…
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For my latest post, I’ve decided to write about something very personal and important for me that I had yet to share on here. A few days ago marked the one year anniversary since my father passed away, after a long bought with cancer. I won’t get into details about how it’s affected me because…
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I wrote another article for Untapped Cities: Downtown Montreal: the lavish mansions of the Golden Square Mile. (Click the link to read the full article) It’s about how the former homes of the city’s late 19th century bourgeoisie, located in downtown Montreal, are being used today. Here are some more photos of the area that…
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It’s already been 4 months since we’ve been back from our trip to Japan and it occurred to me that I never came around to posting more pictures. After our time in the crazy metropolis of Tokyo, we headed to a much more peaceful place in Japan: Kyoto. We stayed in the city of 2000…
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Nearly a week ago, a major blizzard left everything in Montreal covered with a 45 cm (18 inches) layer of snow. As if that wasn’t enough, subsequent snowfalls added 15-20 more centimeters in the days since. It’s safe to say that so far, winter has been strong this year. With only half the streets cleared…
A storytelling home by Léa Plourde-Archer 