Monika’s musings
April 7, 2024
Welcome to my public diary. Words about words, places and things.
Author: monikamorgan
Green Gables, Prince Edward Island
March 14, 2024
As a kid, I devoured the Anne of Green Gables books and I’ve reread them multiple times since. Those novels got me into reading and, almost seamlessly, writing. I have vague memories of constructing terribly cheesy poems about trees and brooks, which I then eagerly shared with my mother, a fellow Green Gables fan, expecting … More Green Gables, Prince Edward Island
Mountains of Montserrat
December 14, 2023
Taking a day out of what was already too short a stay in Barcelona didn’t feel like the smartest decision – until we got on the motorway. Pretty soon we could see the mountains and the closer we got to Montserrat, the more I knew it was the right decision. Actually, the best solution would’ve … More Mountains of Montserrat
Wine touring the Annapolis Valley
November 22, 2023
One of the best surprises of my summer trip across the pond was learning that Canada makes wine. It never occurred to me, perhaps since I don’t think I’ve ever seen Canadian wine on the menu in Europe (when I started asking about shipping cost I understood why). But after visiting four vineyards in Nova … More Wine touring the Annapolis Valley
Gorgeous Gros Morne
October 13, 2023
At the risk of sounding ignorant, I’ll confess that I first knew Newfoundland & Labrador as dogs rather than a Canadian province. And even when I brushed up on my geography, it was never on my radar much until my Canadian friend floated the idea a few years ago when we first started planning a … More Gorgeous Gros Morne
Becoming a Newfoundlander
September 6, 2023
We were sitting in a rooftop bar in central Toronto – about two hours after I landed, surprisingly unjetlagged – with my friend’s dad and sister, discussing the roadtrip we were embarking on the following morning. They were sharing some tips and shaking their heads at the intense itinerary we had planned. We did cram … More Becoming a Newfoundlander
Snow, sun and serpentines – Montenegro
May 24, 2023
I truly don’t think I’d have gone ahead with a career break if I didn’t book so many trips I essentially rendered myself unemployable for a good few months. And I kicked it off with Montenegro. Rapidly – and unsurprisingly – growing in popularity among tourists, Montenegro is an adventure. For me, visiting the ‘Black … More Snow, sun and serpentines – Montenegro
Without a lanyard
May 11, 2023
If I lined up all the lanyards I’ve worn over the years, they’d just about make a rainbow. From the ocean blue one I wore during a marketing internship at my alma mater to the one with Deloitte’s green dot on it, those lanyards traced the zig-zag of my career and its many, many iterations. … More Without a lanyard
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