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The hidden power of words

Recently I have been chatting with my friends and ex-colleagues I still keep in contact with. Once in a while they would grumble about the weather, moan about the rising cost of living in the country or complain about all the little things that happened in their lives. The topics vary, but they all ended [...]

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Doors

I have always looked back at my good fortune to be able to travel halfway across the world and work at one of the big companies of the industry I am interested in. It is clearly good fortune. A door opened, and I am simply in the right area to pass through it. But I [...]

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House hunting

One week into another country and I have already begun house hunting. I am currently considering sharing the apartment with another colleague which shares the same interests as me, so I think we can get along. Time will tell. In this short week I learned a great deal about independent living, budgeting and weighing the [...]

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Life in another country

Today is the forth day of my stay in Montreal, and I am slowly getting my bearings around the place. Everyone has been friendly and all, but accommodation and such is getting expensive, so I will be moving out before expenses get hard to control. I also intend to travel a bit around the fine [...]

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Finance

Jolyn and I opened a Forex Practice Trading account and got our hands damp at the quick markets. After a few days I am missing $200 and Jolyn got $130 in profits. We decided that it is a possible way to obtain some required funds. After all, an additional revenue point is never a bad [...]

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