5 Things About Me

August 2, 2012 , In: Personal , With: 2 Comments
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I was super inspired by the blog Inspired by Dooce who has done several 5 Things About Me posts, and decided to try and share a bit more about myself.

1. I’ve lived in four different countries besides Canada.  You guys already know about the UK.  One of the other countries is Mexico where I did a 5 month university exchange, and basically partied like crazy (the exchange was located in Mazatlan).  I also managed to see quite a bit of Mexico including the Baja Penninsula, Guanajuato, Guadalajara, Oaxaca and Chiapas States.  Mexico is more than the Mayan Riviera – it is truly amazing!  I’ll leave the other 2 countries a surprise for now (but they both have been mentioned on this blog before).

That’s me on the left at Palenque, Mexico

2. I love prints.  I especially love Orla Kiely but most of her items are out of my price range.  However, she does have quite a few warehouse sales and I’ve picked up a few items at those.  Plus, my lovely husband bought me an Orla Kiely bedspread set in her original stem print and a bath mat.

3. I love the Bourne movies.  The reason I love them so much is that they show the Europe I remember and not the Eiffel Tower and Sagrada Familia of postcards.  Europe in the Bourne movies is grey, noisy, and not always beautiful.

4. I have made tamales from scratch.  Imagine my surprise when I realized that it was whipped lard.  This could explain the massive weight gain in Mexico (see #1).  That and all the beer…

5. Most of my extended family live in Saskatchewan.  This means a lot of flying into Saskatoon, Roughrider talk, and a vague knowledge of farming.

That’s it for now…  I’ll do another one when I can think up another 5 things…. 😉

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    I spent 6 weeks in Guadalajara for a school program (and went to Guanajuato as a part of it) – definitely a cool part of the country. Mexico is more than the riviera, but hanging on the beaches of Tulum isn’t so bad 🙂

    I was shocked when I found out that the refried beans in Mexico were mostly lard as well…

    Glad you enjoyed the 5 things – I’m excited to read more.

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Michelle Little

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Originally from the prairies and now in Montreal, I love exploring new places, eating great food and modern design. I'm mom of two wild things and paper and cake make me happy. Photographing your cutie family would make me very happy.

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