Katherine F
Where to begin…My name is Katherine and I am a 31 year old expat living in South Korea.  I’ve been here for about two months and this is my attempt to document some of my experiences living and working here as an ESL teacher. I would imagine life is the same everywhere and people [...]

Kyle Bernstein
Let’s clear the air right off the bat and acknowledge that we really do care about the ozone layer and the baby seals and the starving children in Africa.  Every December, we write checks to provide seeing eye dogs for the blind, food for the homeless, and funds to research cures for diseases. These [...]

Stephanie Billes
As a first time home buyer, entering the real estate market can be a little overwhelming.
With soaring real estate prices and fears of a market bubble trickling up from the United States, many first time home buyers are reasonably anxious.
 
Despite these fears, the Toronto housing market has remained strong. While sales are down from [...]

Cynthia Cheng
Making it in High Heels, an uplifting and inspiration collection of writing by women held its launch party at C Lounge in Toronto on August 25.  The book, which is published by Burman Books, was written by 39 women from all over North America and its stories are comparable to the Chicken Soup for [...]

The percentage of women in business schools, at an average of 30%, is much lower than that of medical (49%) and law schools (47%).  A big part of this is because typical MBA programs require work experience prior to applying.  Prospective female applicants are generally entering their prime marriage/child bearing years at that time.
Many schools, [...]

Cynthia Cheng
Cindy Renée Mathieu, an alumna of the Ryerson and the International Academy of Design, is the brainchild behind the Sodaliscious and Club Soda clothing lines, launched in 2002 and 2007 respectively. Cindy’s Sodaliscious line, which is currently only available custome made, is described as clothing with a “European feel, something not really seen here [...]

Kiki Mahy
I come from a small city where variety is not the spice of life, especially when it comes to matters of the kitchen. And there’s nothing that bothers me more than a dull pallet. So when My Thai restaurant opened up downtown, I was thrilled. Finally, as restaurant with something new to offer my [...]

Cynthia Cheng
Imagine stepping into a time machine and being transported to the Jazz Age. The guests at The Society Toronto’s Daisy Buchannan Affair did just that on August 14, 2008. The Royal Canadian Yacht Club’s French Colonial style architecture provided a perfect setting for the event. The light drizzle did not ruin the event at [...]

Namita Joshi
They are always singing at Camp Ooch. Located in idyllic Muskoka Region, Camp Oochigeas was filled with the laughter, voices and energy of campers, councilors, and visitors alike on Sunday July 27, 2008. The camp for children with cancer celebrated it 25th Anniversary with a ribbon cutting ceremony, camp tours and an [...]