A few friends have asked how I am enjoying Vancouver and my favorite suburb Kitsilano.
So herewith a few lines.
Seeing a poster on a lamppost saying the University of British Columbia school of music will perform Don Giovanni in a few weeks time and there being a bus stop for UBC a few blocks from my apartment I decided rather than buy on line I would go to the campus and get a ticket.
On the campus I saw a group of cheering children, with parents protesting climate change.
But very much in favor of pizza.
Walking back to the bus terminal I saw this etched into a bench on the campus.
On the way this young man asked me to take his picture using his mobile phone and I said sure. He asked I be certain to get all of him including his sneakers in the picture which I did. I asked if I could take his picture and it was his turn to say sure. His name is Okot, he is from South Sudan and is studying creative writing at UBC.
After getting my ticket I took an electric bus, Vancouver has had electric buses since 1948, back down 4th Avenue.
