by jorahkai | Jan 15, 2021 | Blog, Buenos Aires, Argentina
By Josette, Buenos Aires, Argentina Hello world, It’s me. It’s been a long time, I know. Remember that girl all the way in Buenos Aires? I’m still here. It’s now January 2021 – a full year really into this virus business. What can I tell you?...
by jorahkai | Dec 31, 2020 | Blog, Chongqing, China
Day 343 of my pandemic. As we look back upon the year and all of the surprises it brought to us, it is interesting to remember all of the twists and turns I documented as I flip back through a diary that is in the range of 800 pages and 280,000 words long, covers six...
by jorahkai | Dec 26, 2020 | Blog, CANADA
By Harriote Lampe, Montreal Canada Christmas in Quebec did not disappoint. From the Quebec government flip-flopping regulations to demanding retailers have employees greet customers with Bonjour-HO instead of the well known Bonjour-HI, it’s been a fun...
by jorahkai | Dec 25, 2020 | Blog, Blog2, Rhett, Toronto, Canada
By Rhett Morita, TORONTO CANADA As we enter the closing days of an unprecedented year, one observation in myself and the world is the undeniable mark of stress. As a newish ‘actor,’ now hyper-aware of appearances, I have observed how I look 5-7 years older...
by jorahkai | Dec 24, 2020 | Blog, Chongqing, China
Day 337 of my pandemic. It’s Christmas Eve, 2020, and we’ve almost made it through the year. A couple of days ago, on December 21, for Winter Solstice, I accompanied the Wang clan, my family, to the. River to look up into the sky and see the Christmas...
by jorahkai | Dec 24, 2020 | Blog, Contributors, Dara Mac, Prince Edward Island
By Dara Mac, Prince Edward Island, Canada As we make our final descent into darkness, I find myself waking up earlier. I turn on the daylight lamp, and it makes me laugh to watch the cats responding to it like sunlight! It’s the real deal! You’d never know that we are...
by jorahkai | Dec 17, 2020 | Blog
In the news today I read that #Canada will face a #DecadeOfRecession from the #pandemic, even as my city #Chongqing in China was able to #BounceBack & see 2.6% #GDPGrowth in 2020 so far. The west said they couldn’t do a #lockdown for the economy, but a...
by jorahkai | Dec 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
By MC ZULU CHICAGO, USA 2020 closes out as a shameful reminder that the American public has the collective intelligence of a 6 year old. As much as we’d like to relegate the Coronavirus to being this year’s cultural blemish, it seems permanent damage has...
by jorahkai | Dec 13, 2020 | Blog2, CANADA
By Rebecca Lippiatt, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Cassandra should be the patron saint of Alberta’s health professionals. While she wasn’t a goddess or a saint, her mythology befits how public health experts are treated in Alberta. Apollo spit into her mouth...
by jorahkai | Dec 11, 2020 | Blog, Chongqing, China, Contributors, Jorah Kai
Day 325: Shakespeare gets vaccinated, while corruption and incompetence darken the horizon, but stars are shining light to guide us through the dark winter night. Day 325. What can I say that I haven’t said already before? While record numbers of vulnerable...
