Patrick Lam

Thoughts and travels of Patrick Lam

Urban living (2/3): Montreal

Part II: Ten days, a year, and 20 years living in Montreal.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, December 26, 2021

Urban living (1/3): Kitchener/Waterloo

OK, so what do I really think about living in Kitchener, Montreal, and Wellington in 2021? Part I: Kitchener/Waterloo.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Saturday, December 25, 2021

There are six eggs

Christmas Eve content you wanted: egg sizes in NZ, Canada and the US.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Friday, December 24, 2021

Leaving Aotearoa Part I: WLG to AKL and on to NZ6

Ma te wa—see you later, New Zealand. First half of my trip from Wellington to Montreal, covering travel from Wellington to Auckland and onto the plane to Los Angeles.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Travel during COVID times: NZ to Canada

Argh! How to get the necessary COVID tests to enter the US and Canada.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Friday, November 26, 2021

Trans-Canada Highway vs State Highway 1: Getting around (Central) Canada & NZ

Thoughts about how people get around in Canada and New Zealand.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Friday, November 19, 2021

Holidays: Canada vs NZ

I know what’s when in Canada, but things are completely different here. Let’s try to figure it out.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Saturday, May 15, 2021

Review: Ice Walker: A Polar Bear's Journey through the Fragile Arctic by James Raffan

Canadian content! This short work of creative nonfiction follows a bear, Nanu, as she raises her cubs near Churchill Falls (Manitoba) in contemporary times.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, May 9, 2021

That Antipodal Life

We’ve been in Wellington for the past year and a half (!). It’s never really cold or hot here. How does that compare to Canada?

Posted by Patrick Lam on Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Biking to Amqui

An epic trip from Waterloo, ON to Amqui, QC and back via Campbellton, NB, to referee in the judo provincial championships. Trains, bikes, planes, buses. We’ve got it all!

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, April 8, 2018

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Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo; patrick.lam@uwaterloo.ca

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