Hockey night in Ottawa

The CultureSavvy team enjoyed a live hockey game last week. Can't get much more Canadian than that!!  Some new vocabulary from that experience included "puck drop," "referee (ref)," "to check someone," "mascot," and "Zamboni."

Getting ready to watch some great hockey with the Ottawa 67s!

We had great seats--lots of fast action right in front of us!!

Here's the 67's mascot chatting with a fan in front of us.

Cleaning the ice with the Zamboni. Cool machine!

Top 5 Things International Students Should Know - Stress Management

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Fall Colours Tour

Fall in Canada means beautiful leaves of yellow, orange, and red. We headed out by shuttle to Gatineau Park for a hike (and picnic) to see the fall colours.

Pink Lake

CultureSavvy Team

View from the hike at Pink Lake

Yes, the water was this colour. So pretty!

Microbrewery Tour

Canada is proud of their beer and proud of their many awesome microbreweries. We went on a tour of a Cartwright Springs Brewery, a local, eco-friendly microbrewery in Pakenham, ON.

We learned about making beer from spring water and locally grown hops. We tried a flight of 4 delicious beers, ending with a stout made from maple sap.

Brewmaster, Andre, at the site of the spring that makes this beer great!

Getting a tour of the brewery and the equipment

Trying one of  the Cartwright Springs beers while taking the tour.

Summer Camping

A great way to experience the Canadian great outdoors is summer camping. We spent a weekend at beautiful Lac Phillipe campground in Gatineau Park, Quebec and had tons of fun!

Raccoons at night, thunder while canoeing, cooking over a campfire, making Smores, playing Bocci ball ,and torrential rain on our last day--all of this made up our memorable weekend!

Waterfront quiet campsite 

Here's the CultureSavvy team enjoying outdoor dining!

Zhenzhen looking out at beautiful Lac Phillipe

Getting ready for canoeing and SUP paddling

View of the lake from our tent

Cooking over a campfire

Bocci ball challenge is on