Learnin’ Twitter

 Well hello hello adventurers!

Just a quick update on what’s going on with Where I Roam! While I am definitely not a social media guru, I’m trying my hand at twitter. Where I Roam’s twitter will be filled with updates of my adventures and reminders about what’s bumpin’ in Edmonton!

Where I Roam’s twitter is @Where_I_Roam, and our feed is looking a little bare! Only one tweet so far, bear with me for now though 🙂 feel free to follow and I’ll follow you back, I want to hear about all of your adventures!

You can find the Twitter widget on my sidebar!

Roaming Edmonton: T&T Market

The other night the boyfriend and I did one of our favorite kinds of dates. We decided to try to cook pho together!

Most of the ingredients for the Vietnamese soup can be found at normal grocery stores, but for fun we decided to find some of them at T&T Market.

I absolutely love markets that have food from other cultures. There are so many unique foods there!

We bought delicious fresh sushi, and grabbed a couple of spices for our pho. We also walked up and down every aisle. I’m a fan of the candy aisle 😉

It’s impossible for us to go to any grocery store without visiting the meat section, and this one definitely didn’t disappoint. You can get fresh crabs, fish, lobsters, and clams. I played with the crabs, they’re snappy and amazing. 

The pho we made was so damn good. To cook the meat, you pour the hot broth over top, which was pretty interesting. Quite yummy, would definitely make again.

Want to know what I’ve been up to so far in Edmonton? You can check out my other adventures here, here, and here!

Let me know where else there is so explore in Edmonton!

Keep on keeping on I guess.

So guys, now that my British Columbia adventure is long over, it’s time to start planning a new one! Gotta keep myself busy this summer.

I’ve got lots of places in Edmonton I plan on exploring. Stay tuned to see where I end up! I’ve got posts planned to rate the hikes I went on, to talk about the hotels I stayed in, and of course to tell you guys about Edmonton.

I’m also planning a trip to Calgary to visit my sister, sometime after the May long weekend. Dunno what we’re gonna get up to! What do you guys like to do when you’re in Calgary??

Just a couple of bad bitches on the town.

It’s so close to the mountains, it’s so tempting to just head out there for the day!

Roaming Edmonton: the River Valley Walking Bridge

  
By far the best place to watch a sunset or a sunrise. The Edmonton River Valley is amazing in the summer time.

The River Valley is quite a large area. When I was around 8 years old, my grandparents used to take me there to toss pine cones around for my puppy, something I remember very fondly. Now in my 20s, I think of the River Valley as both the place that 8-year-old Kelsey used to play, and where 20-something Kelsey escapes from university. 

I’m not going to make this post too in depth about the River Valley – that can always come later in the summer when there’s a bit more to do, but I just wanted to share this sunset with you all. 

I think that when you spend your whole life growing up somewhere it’s really easy to take it for granted. I always want to be on the move because “Edmonton is boring.” When I started university 5 years back and was in the downtown area more, I guess you could say I gained a bit more appreciation for it. Once I started dating my boyfriend though, Edmonton became a lot more interesting since we’re always on the look out for date ideas and places to explore.

I think it’s easy to get restless when you’ve been somewhere for so long. There are a lot of places I’ve been in my life that have had an overwhelming feeling of being home… Granada, Banff, Summerland… But in the end Edmonton is always the place I’m drawn back to. Even though I’m so young and don’t have any commitments keeping me here, I feel like I’ve put down roots here. Edmonton is a pretty special place if you start paying attention to it.

 
Tonight, my friends and I decided to watch the sunset from the walking bridge that’s underneath the Highlevel. Every time we try to find it, we get ridiculously lost, but that’s mostly because we’re lazy and try to find the fastest way there from campus. It always involves a lot of straying from the paths and slugging through mud or bushes. Not very successful, but interesting nonetheless! We were lucky enough to find the bridge just in time to see the beautiful sunset behind the Edmonton skyline. I think the sunset looks different in the spring, a little more pink? But maybe I’m just crazy haha

This summer I’ll definitely be checking out the River Valley area more and experiencing more of it than usual! I’ll also stick to our Canada Day tradition of watching the fireworks from the Highlevel, while the city puts on a light show on the bridge.  

Any places around the River Valley that I’m missing out on that I should check out this summer? Let me know!! 🙂

Check out my Roaming Edmonton series intro here, and bookstore adventure here!

Morning Musings

  
There are some thing in life that money can’t buy. Going on all of my adventures has more than proven this to me. 

But you know what’s proven this point to me even more? Nights like last night. Staying up until 6am with your friends. The venting, the life discussions, the calzones. Having your friends stay awake with you at your sorority house because you’re scared to go home because there is most definitely, most certainly a ghost that haunts the corner of your living room. Laughing so hard you cry. 

Ridiculous nights like last night are adventures of their own. As much as I wish these nights were more often, I know they’re few and far between. But that’s ok, because that’s what makes them so special. That’s what makes them feel like defining moments that I’ll carry with me well into the years. 

  
This year has been hard. It’s been work, stress, and unhappiness at times. But last night reminded me how good it felt to laugh and cry with friends. It was a pick-me-up that I definitely needed. When was the last time that I was up and moving at 6am, let alone seeing the sunset and the crisp spring air? Too long for me to remember, that’s for sure. I think this was the reminder I needed to get up earlier (granted I didn’t sleep last night so there was no getting up to do). 

Last night was was an adventure, and I didn’t have to roam far from home to find it. 

Where I Roam: Edmonton

As I’m from Edmonton, what better place to start than here! Edmonton has a ton of great areas to explore, so I’ll be starting a series for it. Expect the first post within the next few days, featuring Edmonton’s lovely Legislative Grounds.

What’s your favourite place in Edmonton? Leave me a reply and let me know!