Island Time
Travelling goes hand in hand with making discoveries and learning something new but this time I may have hit the jackpot – I have learnt how to become totally relaxed. The location for the source of this new found skill is Gili Trawangan, a tiny paradise island in Indonesia and a short hop skip and jump from popular Bali. Let me set the scene – calm, clear water lapping at the shores of white beaches, no cars, just bikes or horse and cart for... Read More
A Multilingual Easter
The first Easter I celebrated away from my family was during my undergraduate years at McGill. Lent and its culmination, Holy Week, had always been important features of my faith, but that first year that I was unable to be home for Holy Week was surprisingly devastating. I had started attending an on-campus church whose priest was an eccentric Quebecois with a penchant for exaggerated facial expressions, and while he could be entertaining and poignant... Read More
I like Christmas and other adventures
For years, the Christmas season has been my least favorite time of year. It’s stressful, it’s expensive, and everyone’s craziness comes out to party at family gatherings. Most people don’t feel this way. In fact, most people actually enjoy the holiday season and express their good cheer through festive decorations, good wishes, and “All I Want for Christmas is You” on repeat. During December, I usually go into survival mode, limiting my... Read More
Cold Days, Warm Hearts: Surviving the Holidays in a Long-Distance Relationship
Sleigh bells jingle in the frozen air, their melodies rising over drifts of snow that cover highway and hill. The Christmas tree glows in the living room, Menorah in the dining room, sending soft lights shimmering off window panes, casting an inviting image to the outside world of you and your someone snuggled on the couch, sipping egg nog, holding each other to the warmth of your bodies, gazing into the roaring fire, thinking about love. Let’s... Read More
Go Girl Holiday Gift Guide 2011
Go Girl Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Last year, our writers recommended a host of items from the inexpensive and pragmatic to the extravagant and imaginary, and this year our Go Girl Holiday Gift Guide is back and it’s even better! In fact, looking at this year’s list of holiday must-haves says a lot about how Go Girl has evolved over the past twelve months. Echoing last year’s guide, we’ve got a selection of practical,... Read More
Tá an t-Oíche Shamhna anseo!
An original Jack O'Lantern from the early 20th century, carved from a turnip. Courtesy of Wikipedia. Oh, Halloween…a time for tricks, a time for treats, and a time for dressing in as many outrageous outfits as possible. For those of us who grew up in the United States, this is the opportunity to celebrate a holiday whose sole purpose is to look silly and eat too much, all without a conflicting history of who killed whom and who took over... Read More
Turkey Din Din with all the Trimmings
You will have to forgive my total admittance of ignorance when I say that up until a couple of years ago there were a couple of things I didn’t know about Thanksgiving in Canada. 1-They even had a Thanksgiving, and 2-what they were thankful for. Having grown up always hearing about American Thanksgiving and the traditions and events surrounding it, and knowing that back in England we never had one, I had assumed that it was only America who celebrated... Read More
Dear Heathrow, You’re Lucky I Love New York
Some people survive finals period by downing excessive amounts of calories in the form of cheap baked goods and flavored caffeine shots. Others sacrifice their sanity and engage in consecutive all-nighters, in an effort to churn out the requisite number of pages for their coursework. And then there is me, the wanderlust-stricken college senior, incapable of focusing on the task at hand as she counts down the minutes until her flight departs for London. Having... Read More
Learning to Say (and Admit) “I Am a New Immigrant”
Anee olah hadasha. I am a new immigrant. This was one of the first things I learned to say in my Hebrew ulpan, or intensive language class. I had been in Israel for a month, but it had yet to occur to me that I might be an immigrant. I didn’t make Aliyah (which literally means ascent and is the term for when people move to Israel, typically for religious/Zionist reasons). But then again I did pack my bags, say goodbye to my friends, family, and... Read More
Go Girl Holiday Gift Guide
Looking for that perfect gift for your favorite Go Girl? Look no further! We’ve asked our team to name some of the things they absolutely can’t live without while on the road, overseas or even (gasp!) in the comfort of their very own homes. Tried and true, these items have our official stamp of approval. Support Go Girl! Click the links below to buy these items on Amazon.com. A percentage of your purchase will go to keep Go Girl up and... Read More
