I remember one day when I saw my grandmother Yvette jumping in the kitchen. I was maybe twelve years old when I asked her what she was doing. She responded: “I’m simply putting the cereal box in the recycling. I could open each of the flaps but it’s much more fun to jump and crush […]
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Every spring, there’s a day that terrasses are over flowing with happy people. That day is never the same calendar day. The weather is the deciding factor. This day happens when everyone arrives to the same conclusion. It’s a spur of the moment idea that arises in light of a warmer afternoon. Winter is now
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When I was finishing high school in Quebec at the age of 16, my morals and ethics teacher announced to the class he had the most profound approach to discussing any subject. Mr. Decary looked the part with his long grey beard and his beret. Once I saw him bike home while smoking his pipe.
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My last name is Joyce. My first camp name was smiley. Growing up I had my antennas attuned to everything about Joy. When people talked of visiting Quebec, they would always mention the joie de vivre. Later as a design strategist, joie de vivre regularly stood out as an important cultural factor of the Quebec
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