The top 50 reasons to be in the Mile High Club

19 July 2009 by Natalie Sisson, No Comments
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Yes it’s true, our Potlatch mixed Ulti Frisbee team came in the top 50/100 a few weekends ago….. As you can imagine the Mile High club was all about sexy stewardesses, suave pilots and some Top Gun enthusiasts thrown in for saucy measure. I’ve been wanting to experience the Potlatch Tournament for several years since [...]

Is Canada worth it?

16 June 2009 by Natalie Sisson, No Comments
Is Canada worth it?

As I filled out the last of my forms for Permanent Residency today I wondered how much effort one should put into to have the right to be welcomed to another country? I’ve probably spent up to 4 hours now of ensuring I have all the right forms, rereading the detailed instructions, saying the right [...]

Magical moments in Costa Rica

9 June 2009 by Natalie Sisson, No Comments
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When my alarm went off at 4:30am on Friday 22 May I knew I was about to embark on adventure that would have a profound and lasting impact on my life. Was I right? Absolutely! 10 days in Costa Rica in the province of Guanacaste with 14 entrepreneurs from all over North America, brought together [...]

Top 3 reasons to love Vancouver

21 May 2009 by Natalie Sisson, No Comments
Room with a view

This is the crummy view I get to look out on each day from our ConnectionPoint office in Gastown. I know, how unlucky am I! Since spring arrived there’s been a new cruise ship to gaze out onto daily, and with that brings lots of tourists and a hive of activity to Gastown. When we [...]

Smiling in Seattle

14 May 2009 by Natalie Sisson, No Comments
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I’d never been to Seattle until last Friday. In many respects it was like driving for 3 hours to be in Vancouver! Just as many carpet/ rug shops, the home of Starbucks and good coffee joints, Pudget Sound on one side and Lake Washington on the other, pot smokers on the street and the same [...]

I left my liver in Vegas

30 April 2009 by Natalie Sisson, No Comments
I left my liver in Vegas

The limo pulled up outside my suite on April 3, my  birthday. I strode out with a small suitcase and more importantly a bottle of Veuve Cliquot in my hand ready to head to Las Vegas and party for 60 hours straight. It was by far and away the best trip I’ve had in some [...]

Happy Earth Day

22 April 2009 by Natalie Sisson, No Comments
Happy Earth Day

Today people around the world are doing their bit by taking meaningful action to show they care for the future of our earth. I bought a bicycle last week which means I’m cycling to work, sports practice, the gym, to friends, and I love the freedom I now have in the city. I feel I’ve [...]

Aloha Hawaii

16 March 2009 by Natalie Sisson, No Comments
Aloha Hawaii

It’s just over a month ago that I set off to Vancouver International Airport to board my flight to Honolulu. Two surprising things occurred to me. One I hadn’t flown anywhere since last September to New York, two, the last time I was in Hawaii was when I was 6 with my family! This trip [...]

The world at large

16 January 2009 by Natalie Sisson, No Comments

It’s a funny thing, attitude, but I can truly say if you have it and can change it for the better than use it. This morning I woke up tired, less than enthusiastic, aching from 3 days of excellent skiing at Whistler, and sore in places I thought impossible after compressing my skeletal system in [...]

Winter madness

29 December 2008 by Natalie Sisson, No Comments
Winter madness

I sincerely believe I’ve just had one of the best week’s of my life. Whilst everyone was going mad, trying to drive through snow in a city that doesn’t know how to handle those conditions, I was enjoying the simple pleasure of being a pedestrian and getting to enjoy it in all its brilliance. Snow [...]