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@aisforaylaNormative Design, Toronto
ADVENTURE RESEARCH
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research,
would it?– Albert Einstein
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“It’s not what you look at that matters,
it’s what you see...” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
{A cultural evening for two in Vancouver}
For this adventure you will need:
two people, roughly $10, all 6 senses,
and of course, an open mind.An Evening in Kitsilano is part 3 of 3
in a series of adventures that spans
a full day in three of Vancouver’s
diverse neighborhoods. Each adventure is accessible from the
#4 ubc|powell bus route.
For more information & maps:
[email protected]¤Illustrations by Ali Hall
FREE
“If you can’t find adventure in your own
backyard, you’ll never find it anywhere!”
—Ellian A. Bell
WHAT IS ADVENTURE?To adventure essentially means:
“to commit to chance.” “A man practices the art of adventure
when he breaks the chain of routine
and renews his life through reading new
books, traveling to new places, making
new friends, taking up new hobbies
and adopting new viewpoints.”
—Wilfred A. PetersonTHIS ADVENTURE? The evening will lead you through
some of the many historical treasures,
artistic expressions and sensory delights
of Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighborhood.
Kitsilano was named after Chief
Khatsilano, an Indian Chief and his band
who resided near the beach until 1930.
In the 1960’s, “Kits,” as it is now called,
enjoyed a period of hippy love and good
vibes. Today both the young and the
young at heart play, live and work here.
Adventure in the city!“If you can’t find adventure in your own backyard, you’ll never find it anywhere!” —Ellian A. Bell
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see...” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
WHAT IS ADVENTURE?
To adventure essentially means: “to commit to chance.”
“A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints.” —Wilfred A. Peterson
THIS ADVENTURE?
The afternoon will lead you through some of the many historical treasures, artistic expressions and sensory delights of Vancouver’s downtown core.
As you wander, keep your eyes open for influences from three main cultures that helped shape this city. First Nations people lived on this land for many thousands of years before Europeans (including Captain George Vancouver) arrived in 1872. Chinese immigration began soon after, with the promise of work on Canada’s new railway, the CPR.
For this adventure you will need: two people, roughly $10, all 6 senses, and of course, an open mind.
An Afternoon Downtown is part 2 of 3 in a series of adventures that spans a full day in three of Vancouver’s diverse neighborhoods.
Each adventure is accessible from the #4 ubc|powell bus route.
For more information & maps:[email protected]
¤Illustrations by Ali Hall{A cultural afternoon for two in Vancouver} No 2 of 3
FREE
Adventure in the city!
“It’s not what you look at that matters,
it’s what you see...”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
WHAT IS
ADVENTURE?
To adventure essentially means:
“to commit to chance.”
“A man practices the art of adventure
when he breaks the chain of routine
and renews his life through reading new
books, traveling to new places, making
new friends, taking up new hobbies
and adopting new viewpoints.”
—Wilfred A. Peterson
THIS
ADVENTURE?
The morning will lead you through
some of the many historical treasures,
artistic expressions and sensory delights
of Vancouver’s Chinatown, the largest
Chinatown in Canada!
More than a century ago,
Shanghai Alley, near what is now
Pender and Carrall , was home to some
of the first Chinese immigrants in the
newly incorporated city of Vancouver.
Though Victoria was port-of- call then,
Vancouver was dubbed the “Salt Water
City” by the Chinese and was their
favorite city for settlement.
Adventure in the city!
{A cultural morning for two in Vancouver} No 1 of 3FREE
“If you can’t find adventure in your own
backyard, you’ll never find it anywhere!”
—Ellian A. Bell
For this adventure you will need:
two people, roughly $10, all 6 senses,
and of course, an open mind.
A Morning in Chinatown is part 1 of 3
in a series of adventures that spans
a full day in three of Vancouver’s
diverse neighborhoods.
Each adventure is accessible from the
#4 ubc|powell bus route.
For more information & maps:
¤Illustrations by Ali Hall
ALI LOVES TO DRAW
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GIRLS SHOULD BE...
BILL LOVES ADVENTURE
EVERYONE LOVES FOOD
I DON’T LOVE BILL
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1 Enter the Millenium gates to the centre of the earth…Feed a lion a hand;turn the ballthree timesand good fortuneshall be yours!You are now enteringChinatown…
2 Observe a world recordas you pass: at only 6 feet,the world’s arrowest building is office to Mr. Jack Chow
3 At Arts de Chine a sign reads:free tasting for interested tea drinkers!So find a little teapot,& Buddha’s mellow iron;ask Daniel to steep(three times!)any tea in store…
4 “The work of art sums up and reflects the discoveries the artist has made about his environment and about himself”
—D’arcy Hayman
5 Rock, water, plant, frame;the yin and the yangof a Ming Dynasty gardenlends a moment of peaceinside the city.Known as Guo Fu,the “Father of the Country,”Dr.Sun Yat Senbuilt democracyin 15th c. China
6 To market to marketto buy a dried…lizard!Boil his tail for soup,and he shall heal your back.
7 “We are immersed in a living sea of sound…”
—Yehudi MenuhinSo listen,over Chinese BBQ duckand gai-lan in oyster sauce.You can practice the fine art of conversation:listen, speak, listento the voices of many cultures,as well as your own.Do you speak adventure?
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