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| With former student Jun Seok at Harbourfront, Toronto |
I also met up with some of my students from Seoul who are in Canada at the moment. Sujin, Jun Seok and I passed a day
wandering around the Harbourfront and eating in Koreatown. The next day, Jun Seok and I went to Toronto Isand.
Also, I enjoyed some great Ecuadorian food with my high school friend Oksana, and met up with Niko, a fimmaker friend
from my undergraduate days in Montreal. Oksana is coordinating volunteers for a mission in the East of Toronto, while finishing recording
her first CD. Niko continues to make award-winning short films and videos. Thanks for putting me up Niko! :o)
| Mom's Country house location |
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Later, I returned to Toronto and met up with Stephanie, another filmmaker
friend from Montreal days, who's now living in Vancouver. She showed me some parts of a film she's been editing which features
her, myself and Rufus Wainright. It was so strange, because the footage was shot so long ago. We had fun catching up over
Cosmopolitans on Bloor Street.
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| On the beach at Port Elgin |
From my journal:
Tuesday, August 11th.
It's hard to believe how quickly the Summer is passing! This weekend, my
friend Tiffany from San Francisco visited me here with her boyfriend. Susan's father and sister, and my brother and his
kids were here Sunday as well. It was a wild time! Tiff and I stayed up laughing and stargazing in the hot tub until 3am!
The next day, we drove to Toronto and checked into Sutton Place Hotel. In the
evening, we relaxed at the harbor, then took in an improv open-mic comedy show in Kensington Market. I was
reminded of what a great friend and how much fun Tiffany is. I suppose it's my turn to get to California to see her.
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| At the York house with Tracey |
Monday, August 16th.
This past weekend, I stayed at my friend Don's house
in Ancaster, Ontario while his parents were away. We rode bikes throught the woods, shopped and prepared food, and watched DVDs. On
Sunday, we roasted marshmallows over a fire. It was a pretty laid back couple of days.
Monday, August 23rd
Wednesday was my mom's birthday, and we went for dinner at Mandarin,
a suburban Asian-themed buffet. There I consumed more roast beef than I have ever eaten in one sitting!
Saturday was my neices big 3rd birthday party here in York. It was a perfect
Summer day. The evening was nice, too with a bonfire and night swims by torchlight. That same night, I headed into Hamilton, where Tracey had organized a send-off party. Sunday, Oksana and I went to the Dundas
Cactus Festival, then to our high school friends' new house in Beamsville to have lunch with
some high school friends who just got married. After that, we visited a local winery for a taste of the Summer vintages, then
to Toronto.
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