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She/her. Montrealer. Full-time freelance content creator, blogger and translator (French to English/ English to French). Currently working on several manuscripts about the life of composer Violet Archer (my great aunt).

Tag: photography

  • Photo post: A funky crowd at the Mont-Royal Tam-tam drumcircle

    This snapshot was taken a few weeks ago at one of the weekly drumcircle gatherings at Mont-Royal park, known here as the Tam-tams (I mentioned the Tam-tams in another article on this site, click here to check it out).

  • Untapped Cities: discovering Montreal

    It’s been a while since I’ve linked to the articles I’ve written for Untapped Cities. Since June I’ve been writing two articles/month about fun, unique things to discover in Montreal. Here’s what I’ve been writing about: The environmentally friendly Ruelles vertes (green alleyways) being created behind the tightly packed facades of buildings in residential neighborhoods:…

  • Photo post: Chinatown storefront, Montreal

    A colorful storefront window in the small Chinatown located in Downtown Montreal.

  • Photo post: Chrysler building, NYC

    I’ve had a lifelong fascination with cities, particularly New York city. So far, I’ve been to the Big Apple 4 times in my life (we’ll be heading there again in November, can’t wait). Here’s a photo I took of the beautiful skyscraper that is the Chrysler building, during my trip in 2008.

  • Colorful art in the Village, Montreal

    The Village in Montreal is an LGBT friendly neighborhood centered between the Beaudry and Papineau stations, on the green line of the subway system. It is one of the largest gay villages in the North America and a popular spot for nightlife in Montreal. A few weeks ago I was out walking and I discovered…