Because I prefer technicolour:



to monochrome:



Unfortunately, Saturday's weather didn't last long because a BIG sandstorm blew in early Monday morning. It's pretty normal to see hazy grey-yellow atmosphere envelop this city but it was bizaare to wake up and emerge into a orange-tinted world where everything - pavement, trees, bicycles, cars, was covered in a fine layer of sandy dust.

In other news, I've made a decision about graduate school. I've accepted an offer to the Masters in Public Administration program at Carleton University. Financial situation is excellent: I've been offered a scholarship and two-year teaching assistantship that would essentially cover my entire tuition. So it looks like I'll be in Ottawa, Canada this fall!