10/25/2026
A birthday getaway. It’s incredible how walking down streets in a different city ignites creativity & saudade.
I have always loved Montreal since the first time I visited at 18 years old. Fatima and l accepted a ride from a friend because we knew we would be of legal age to drink and dance in clubs. We danced niaht after night until the morning and then walked the streets feeling joy all day. Our eyes and hearts were filled with so much beauty in Montreal. What i didn’t ever realize until vthis trip is that during that year of 18, my Future husband would also be in Montreal studying at McGill and going to the same bars, clubs and streets we roamed. Isn’t it interesting to think of all the times you could have crossed paths, have been in the same place as someone who would turn out to be so important in your life, the universe nudging, until the alignment happened. He took me on a tour of all the buildings he took classes and his apartment on Durocher. As I insisted on taking photos of him posing at each sight I asked him what would Mike back then think of yourself today? He responded, McGill me would be very happy and relieved.♥️
