As luck, coincidence, or fate would have it, my plans in Canada coincided perfectly with the Calgary Stampede (the world’s biggest rodeo for prize money) so there’s no way a wannabe-cowgirl could miss this opportunity! My original plans were for two days in the city of Calgary and two days on the stampede grounds but… Continue reading The Cowgirl Diaries: A cowgirl’s first (and second and third) rodeo
So I have landed in Canada, in Toronto, Ontario to be more exact. When I booked my flights the layovers varied from 2-8 hours. Obviously I booked the eight hour layover with the express purpose of squeezing another city into my time in Canada. After four assurances by airport staff that I could leave my… Continue reading The Cowgirl Diaries: A Cowgirl in Toronto (AKA the busiest layover ever)
This post is a little delayed as I have been in Canada for about 10 days already but I’ve been so busy going to rodeos, buying cowboy hats, being bitten by mosquitos, seeing bears and getting lost in the woods that I haven’t had time to write anything down! The journey to Canada had… Continue reading The Cowgirl Diaries: A cowgirl arrives in Canada
Exciting things! I finally graduated from Queen’s University Belfast with a degree in English with Creative Writing last week. To celebrate “being an adult” I decided to avoid all adult responsibility and instead hop on a plane to Canada for six months in pursuit of becoming a cowgirl. Rather than posting about this adventure on… Continue reading The Cowgirl Diaries: Introduction
The World is Calling me Home 