Good first attempt... not great though.

Ok, so I only managed to complete 7/10 challenges last round in the time-frame given. Sorry to whoever reads this (if anyone)! I'm going to try much harder this time. The ones I failed to complete have also been repeated - no escape! Here are my next 10 challenges from Jimi. Ready... set.... go!

1. Go on wikipedia, find out how to write a simple 3 line haiku, and write a simple 3 line haiku about your week.
2. Go to your local park, pick up some object and make a small artwork. Photograph it and name the work.
3. Borrow your friends bicycle that you found last challenges and ride it around your suburb for 1 hour. Go down streets you've never been down before. You can stop whenever you like. Take one photo that defines your cycling journey.
4. Photography tour of your apartment + commentary.
5. Photograph a piece of Canadian street art (graffiti).
6. Take a bus/train trip. Take sneaky photos out of the window of interesting things. Also include a photo of the bus/train.
7. Interview with one of your new Canadian friends (include picture): Q1. Name; Q2. Favourite song; Q3. Pet peeve; Q4. Who would you be in an alternate universe?
8. Find a piece of memorabilia from the 1976 Montreal Olympics (blog watcher Matt Edmonds suggestion).
9. Drink a Canadian beer,
10. Meet an elderly stranger and briefly document the meeting.

Challenge 5: A Poem

After a summer of fun in the sun,
my new life of work has begun.
Though I miss sleeping in, the money's a win,
oh look... it's late, I must run!

Challenge 7 & 8: Drink a new cocktail...with someone who owns a bike!

This is my lovely friend Christen! Last night we went out for drinks at The Main and I had one I've never had before as per Challenge 7.... it's called 'Key Lime Pie' and contains Vanilla Vodka, Triple Sec, fresh lime and pineapple juices. Yum! PS - Christen also owns a proper bike - Challenge 8 - boom.

Christen's famous green bike

Key Lime Pie with Christen

Challenge 9: A funny street sign... sort of!

So the challenge was to find a funny street sign. But, I misread it and just found a funny sign.

Whilst out walking with my friend Christen yesterday, we walked passed an ice-cream van with a dude sitting in the drivers seat, with his sunnies on, kinda just staring into the distance. Then I saw the sign on the car "WATCH CHILDREN". Hmmmmm....

The Child Watcher & Me

He turned out to be not so creepy after-all... though perhaps slightly stoned - a very commonplace practice in Vancouver!

Challenge 1: Meet Stranger Dan

As some of you now, I used to learn LA style salsa for a few years and loved it! So in the interest of getting back to one of my lost loves, I went along to a Cuban salsa class last night with my friend Meaghan. It was lots of fun and I decided to conquer 'Challenge 1: Meet a stranger', which resulted in meeting a guy named Dan. Dan is Canadian born, but has lived in many places including South America, the US & England. He mainly grew up in Colombia so, like an self-respecting Australian, I immediately started with the 'drug-lord' jokes. He took it pretty well :) I asked him what Colombia was most famous for (because apparently the drug thing is a misconception) and he told me it was coffee. Who knew?! Probably you.... but hey, I don't drink coffee! He also had a background in LA style salsa so we bonded over that.. and a glass of port. All in all, a good meeting!

Challenge 3: A (not so) significant Canadian building!

When I was leaving my job in Sydney, one of my lovely clients informed me that Vancouver was home to the narrowest building in the world. Being a 'Guinness Book of Records' & 'Ripley's Believe It or Not' lover, this intrigued me! I tracked it down the other day and it is called the Sam Kee Building. It stretches along one streetfront like a regular commercial building. But, when you look closely, it's only 1.8 metres (about 6 feet) deep! See here for more fantastical information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Kee_Building

Me & Sam Kee!