INTERNeX Canada: What to do on the weekend.

One Thursday more…and one weekend more is coming ! Let’s talk about some interesting activities for you.

This Saturday, we are going to Queen Elizabeth Park, located at the geographic centre of Vancouver, at the junction of Cambie Street and West 33rd Avenue.

Full of colors and different flowers,this 52 hectare  park is one of the most beautifully maintained public parks in the world. Second only to Stanley Park in annual visits, it receives nearly six-million people a year.

We can find a lot of interesting things there such as:

• Quarry Gardens: specimen trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs and annuals selected for their foliage, form and flowers. A stream and cascading waterfall
• Dancing Waters: the famous fountain is comprised of 70 jets of water using 85,000 litres of recirculating water.
• Arboretum: Canada’s first civic arboretum. The first plantings were done in 1949. The larger trees are about 60 years old. Among these is the coast redwood, which can grow to be one of the tallest trees in the world.
• Rose Garden:was built in 1967 to commemorate Canada’s Centennial. It contains many rose varieties.
• Sculptures: The park’s most famous is Knife Edge-Two Piece by Henry Moore. There are also four sculptures by Cameron Kerr in the plaza.

This is just some of the things we can do in Elizabeth Park, in Vancouver. You can also play tennis, basketball, rolley hockey and much more.

I hope you come with us. Join us in our Facebook event !

Best,

Mercedes

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INTERNeX Canada: What to do on the weekend?

Oh Friday, glorious Friday… the weekend doors are opened for us! If you are undecided on what to do, this post is for you!

PuB&CLuB NiGHT @ The Relish

Let’s have some drinks; let’s have some dances… good company, likable place and the best prices… I need to add anything more? OK… free cover, and DJ until 3:00 am! Not yet? Well, maybe you prefer to stay at home, so bored, you and your computer… It’s your choice!

• WHEN: On Friday 17th
• WHERE: The Relish, 888 Nelson St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2S1 (MAP)

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Chinatown Night Market

 Have you ever been to China? Would you like to feel like in the Far East? The Chinatown neighbourhood in Vancouver is the largest Chinatown in Canada. From May 16^th until September 7^th you can explore the cultural richness of Chinatown at the open-air night market. Pop-up food events, artisanal goods, books, vintage clothes, even a Street Fighter tournament!

• WHERE: Chinatown 
•  WHEN: Friday to Sunday from 6:30pm to 11:00pm

 Chinese Garden

More about China! The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden is must-visit if you are interested in the Asian Culture. The garden was built in 1986, Funding for the project came from the Chinese and Canadian governments. As we can read in the website… Classical Chinese gardens employ philosophical principles of Feng Shui and Taoism, striving to achieve harmony and a balance of opposites… so… relax and enjoy!

•  WHERE: MAP
•  WHEN: Monday to Sunday, 10:00am – 6:00pm. Students with valid ID: $10.00

Happy weekend!

Clara.

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INTERNeX Canada: How to escape from/get rid off Raccoons!

Yesterday Clara was telling that we saw some wild Raccoons during the night after our weekly Pub Night. Now, what we did not know is that these animals can be really dangerous. They look really cute but they have some strong claws.

There are lots of them in Vancouver. So the best idea: keep them away from your home!

To that we made some easy to follow steps. These tips or steps also work for other types of animals that are hanging around your place. Vancouver is a city with more wild animals such as Skunks and even some Coyotes..

Step 1
Check all the areas around your home and clean them up. I’m talking about garbage, paper, food or even berries that are felling from your trees! In other words, totally clean the area. After that do even a double check! You never know, right?

Step 2
All of your garbage cans should have lids, closed and attached. During the night (when most of the Raccoons gets active) place some heavy stones or other things on top of your cans.

These 2 steps will defiantly keep the Raccoons away. A last tip from us is to clean your garbage cans sometime. They can be smelly and that attracts Raccoons!

Ok, now you all done! Have a good Sunday everybody!
Cheers,

Jelle

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INTERNeX Canada: News/Fun facts

The first’s days when I arrived at Vancouver I was amazed of the multiculturalism of this city. If you take a walk around Downtown you will heard a lot of different languages even in the same street. I really love to meet new people and learn about the differences, I think is essential to understand the world we are living in and make us better people! There was something that specially caught my attention! There is large population of Chinese people in the city in general! And what do you think about Chinatown? It´s not just a district! It´s the real China!

Maybe you´ve heard someone called our beautiful Vancouver, Hongcouver! How is that possible?

Chinese population is more than the ten per cent of the total population of the whole Vancouver. Richmond has the most concentrated number of Chinese people in North America! More than the 40 % of the population has Chinese origin. Can you believe it?

In 1958 is when the large Chinese immigration was produced due to the arrival of the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush .From that moment settlements of Chinese grew in Victoria and Vancouver. In the 1880, the Canadian Pacific Railway was built with Chinese labour. All this Chinese population started to establish Chinatowns in different cities

Have you already been in the Chinese Garden? It was the first garden of its kind ever built outside of China, and almost all the materials were brought from China.

And what about The China Gate? It was donated by the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the Expo 86 world’s fair. After 20 years it was rebuilt and renovated!

Do you know when the New Chinese Year start? It start the first solar term in their calendar which separates the winter season and the begging of the spring, so that´s why it´s also known as “Spring Festival”. Every year in late January or February there is a huge parade to celebrate it with thousands of performers and spectators.

This is just a little information about Chinatown, but we have the possibility to learn more about this interesting culture without leaving Vancouver! Definitely Vancouver, Raincouver or Hongcouver rocks!

Cheers,

Irene

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VanDusen Botanical Gardens

Take some time to stop and smell the roses – literally!  If you’re looking for a relaxing day, head on over to the VanDusen Botanical Gardens. This spectacular 55-acre garden in the heart of Vancouver has matured into a botanical garden of international stature since opening to the public in 1975.

VanDusen’s collection includes 11,500 accessioned plants representing more than 7,300 plant families and 255,000 individual plants from around the world. Their plant collections represent ecosystems that range from tropical South Africa, to the Himalayas, to the South America and the Mediterranean, across Canada’s Boreal forests and Great Plains to plants native to our own Pacific Northwest.

The garden design features displays of plants in picturesque landscape settings. Specific garden areas are planted to illustrate botanical relationships, such as the Rhododendron Walk, or geographical origins, as in Sino Himalayan Garden. These areas are set amidst rolling lawns, tranquil lakes and dramatic rockwork with vistas of the mountains and Vancouver cityscape.

There is always something interesting to see, no matter what the season! My first trip there was also my first day in Vancouver! The hours for the month of May are 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

2010 Admission Rates

Regular Admission		Spring	Summer
		Apr 1- Jun 30 (incl. GST)	Jul 1-Sep 9 (incl. HST)
Adult (19-64)		$9.25	$9.75
Senior (65+)		$6.75	$7.25
Youth (13-18)		$6.75	$7.25

Early-flowering bulbs (crocus, snowdrop, narcissus), Spring Heath, Early Rhododendrons, Helleborus and Camellias are the flowers that will be blooming in the month of May.

Have fun!

– Laura