At present I am staying with my Tibetan uncle and his family in New Westminster, Vancouver. The sightseeing has been fairly nonexistent so far. Though we did take a 45 minute ferry to Victoria Island yesterday, it's a beautiful place what with it being intoxicatingly forested and wild with nature. Steve Parish would orgasm at the number of trees here, let alone all the other flora and fauna. But, alas due to my aversion to nature and all things green I thought I was in the before scene of a Telfast commercial.
Much more to my liking has been the chillaxing with cousins. Our lazy days take place in an area my cousin described as the "Vancouver Ghetto". Now while I don't have a large experience in identifying 'ghetto' neighbourhoods I feel New Westminster lacks that dangerous edge you associate with your stereotypical ghetto. The area is full of 2nd generation immigrants all super polite and cheerful.
One highlight of my time here has to be the street basketball. Warm afternoons spent playing and watching 2nd generation, generally asian youth try to 'dominate' the half court. As you may know asians in general aren't the most vertically gifted people, so believe me when I tell you that watching basketball being played by teams averaging 5ft 6 with broken english smack talk is amazing, fucking amazing.
What I'm also really enjoying is family time, I've always enjoyed visiting family overseas. In Canberra I lack any form of family interaction outside my immediate family so to go overseas and be immersed in 'family time' is something I love. The best is the fact that my Aunt here in treats me to ridiculous amounts of Tibetan food. From momos (traditional Tibetan Dumplings) to just insanely large cuts of braised meat, I feel like going into a food coma after each meal. Every meal after I finish a large enough portion to satisfy a small rhino my aunt ninjas my plate away to get me more. I'm not really sure if she actually speaks english for every time I say "No, its ok I'm quite full" she just grins and plates me more food.
I do quite enjoy the excess food consumption but my one concern in all this gluttony is the levels of orange juice I'm consuming. From the first moments of opening my eyes through to the amazing Canadian summer evenings with their 10pm sunset. Anytime I am home I am accompanied by a large (I'm guessing) 600ml blue glass cup. My aunt must be under some impression that I in danger of falling ill to scurvy, because anytime the cup resembles being half empty she rushes to get what must be at least a 3 litre vessel that the juice resides in and promptly fills the cup. It's been 4 days and I've been through at least 2 of these american sized juice bottles.
My name is Casper and i have a juice addiction. I fear it may be affecting my digestive system. Please help :)
Love Casper
t t I m g h y n e d s y n w , . e g s n y t o . h e d e a 5 e y o a d , s a l e t h t g y d d d h . e h d m t e o f s , t e l e r a d . , s e o y n o e d l g n i t i s n e e e f a t h e o y g s n e g h . r y s e e n n a y n d s e r . w e i t e a e e n g ' s I l w r s t s e u e h r l . e a s l f d n s l r e d e t f y e e s o e e t . m s t g d g d , y n h y o ' e f . s u y w n l t e t y d , o e e n I l u t g l g d y s g t 6 h n h k k s , g t m o y g s y , e s d g y . n a I k y m f y n e y o o o s d e d n y ' s g I . e t s e t t y t e n s e o s s f n . m s l n ) o t y e s f d , I l e g o a d a r h . y l r I h a e h n o y a l o y t s y e y o t e . m t y e f e y s h y I y , s k m e " e t s d s e e I o e y e s d n t y e n n l s y s e s f e e m . m e t s f g y s h o e g n r s h r m . e I m e I m d y a e m ) l e s . y t t e r e n t I n r f g l o , e e e p s g f y e s o t t t t a 3 e l t e e s d y s e . s n 4 s d e n h t t 2 f e n d
t t I m g h y n e d s y n w , . e g s n y t o . h e d e a 5 e y o a d , s a l e t h t g y d d d h . e h d m t e r f s , t e l e r a d . , s e o y n o e d l s n I t I s n e e e f a t h e o y g s n e g h . r y s e e n n a y n d s e r . w e i t e a e e n g ' s I l w r s t s e u e h r l . e a s l f d n s l r e d e t f y e e s o e e t . m s t g d g d , y n h y o ' e f . s u y w n l t e t y d , o e e n I l u t g l g d y s g t 6 h n h k k s , g t m o y g s y , e s d g y . n a I k y m f y n e y o o o s d e d n y ' s g I . e t s e t t y t e n s e o s s f n . m s l n ) o t y e s f d , I l e g o a d a r h . y l r I h a e h n o y a l o y t s y e y o t e . m t y e f e y s h y I y , s k m e " e t s d s e e I o e y e s d n t y e n n l s y s e s f e e m . m e t s f g y s h o e g n r s h r m . e I m e I m d y a e m ) l e s . y t t e r e n t I n r f g l o , e e e p s g f y e s o t t t t a 3 e l t e e s n d y s e . s n 4 s d e n h t t 2 f e n d e y e s r d i e a e . I r t y e g y e . e p e t t I m g h y n e d s y n w , . e g s n y t o . h e d e a 5 e y o a d , s a l e t h t g y d d d h . e h d m t e o f s , t e l e r a d . , s e o y n o e d l g n i t i s n e e e f a t h e o y g s n e g h . r y s e e n n a y n d s e r . w e i t e a e e n g ' s I l w r s t s e u e h r l . e a s l f d n s l r e d e t f y e e s o e e t . m s t g d g d , y n h y o ' e f . s u y w n l t e t y d , o e e n I l u t g l g d y s g t 6 h n h k k s , g t m o y g s y , e s d g y . n a I k y m f y n e y o o o s d e d n y ' s g I . e t s e t t y t e n s e o s s f n . m s l n ) o t y e s f d , I l e g o a d a r h . y l r I h a e h n o y a l o y t s y e y o t e . m t y e f e y s h y I y , s k m e " e t s d s e e I o e y e s d n t y e n n l s y s e s f e e m . m e t s f g y s h o e g n r s h r m . e I m e I m d y a e m ) l e s . y t t e r e n t I n r f g l o , e e e p s g f y e s o t t t t a 3 e l t e e s d y s e . s n 4 s d e n h t t 2 f e n d
