LIfe BETWEEN TWO NORTHS

UPDATED WEEKLY

What I Learned This Week

Each week in Victoria seems to reveal something new about life between two countries. As an American expat discovering Canada for the first time, and a Canadian repat returning home after years away, we notice the small details others might overlook—how neighborhoods move at a different pace, the quiet habits that define Canadian life, and the everyday moments that make Vancouver Island feel both familiar and surprising. What I Learned This Week in Victoria is our running notebook of those discoveries.

No posts found!

two norths expat blog stories from the island image

Some discoveries take longer to unfold. These longer essays explore what it really means to build a life between two countries — leaving the familiar behind, learning the rhythms of Victoria, British Columbia, and discovering the landscapes and communities of Vancouver Island. Along the way we reflect on the quieter lessons of expatriate life: how a place begins to feel like home, how identity shifts when you live between cultures, and what everyday life in Canada reveals about ourselves. These stories go beyond quick observations to share the deeper experiences of living, exploring, and finding our place between two norths.

Discovering Life Between Two Norths

Click Title Below To View Story

  • Living In Victoria B.C.

    Victoria dazzles but she doesn’t put on a show. She isn’t rash. But she ambushes you with small wonders. One evening last week, while walking our dogs along a wooded path near the water,

  • Vancouver Island Day Trips

    Life here follows the rhythm of tide charts, ferry schedules, and the slow arrival of seasons that feel shaped by the ocean.

  • Stories Carved In Cedar

    (PUBLISHING MARCH 15th). Across Vancouver Island, towering cedar totem poles stand quietly in parks, villages, and cultural sites — each one carrying stories, history, and meaning that we are only beginning to understand.

Page Last Updated 3/11/2026

Scroll to Top