PUBLISHED WORK
Latest ✨
A Portrait of Black Montreal. Maclean’s, February 2025.
I Left Trump’s America for Canada in 2016. Why I Returned—And How I’m Coping With His Second Term (as told to). Chatelaine, February 2025.
Pay Tuition, Follow the Rules, Then Pack Your Bags. The Walrus, January 2025.
Average Joes and Josephines: We’re Not Rich by Sue Murtagh. Literary Review of Canada. December 2024.
Features 🔍
The true cost of a Canadian education (Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3) (featured in Great Canadian Longform). The Varsity, March 2022.
Profiles 👨👩👧👧
How a Canadian, family-owned hotel brand stays competitive in a volatile hospitality sector. The Globe and Mail, November 2024.
Canada’s Richest People. Maclean’s, November 2024.
My retirement project? Building affordable co-housing (as told to). Maclean’s, March 2024.
This international student moved into an Ottawa couple’s spare bedroom (as told to). Maclean’s, December 2023.
This international student found affordable housing on a roommate-matching website (as told to). Maclean’s, October 2023.
Meric Gertler on international crisis responses, U of T’s sexual violence policies, ChatGPT. The Varsity, September 2023.
Essays 🧠
I worked hard, graduated and landed a job. The wait for a work permit from Canada immigration is messing up my life. Toronto Star, October 2023.
My loved ones are caught in a web of conspiracy theories — here’s what it’s like. The Varsity, October 2021.
The story of education in five scams. The Varsity, October 2021.
Understanding my mom’s unorthodox healing practices. The Familiar Strange, August 2021.
The cash cows of U of T. The Varsity, July 2021.
Arts & Culture 🎭
Behind the Northwest Coast’s Ferociously Feminist Masks. Maclean’s, November 2024.
What We’re Reading: Entitlement by Rumaan Alam. Zoomer, October 2024.
A Photographer’s Summer Getaway. Maclean’s, September 2024.
‘The Ministry of Time’ Makes Readers LOL as the Sci-Fi/Rom-Com/Thriller Takes on British Imperialism. Zoomer, May 2024.
News 🗞️
Navigating the world of Canadian scholarships. University Affairs, March 2024.
Community support helps refugee family find home amidst Canada’s housing crisis. Broadview, February 2024.
After years of advocacy, international students’ work limit temporarily lifted (John M. McDonald Awards for Excellence in Student Journalism — CWA Award for Labour Reporting Finalist). The Varsity, November 2022.
Service 📣
The Golden Age: Longevity Tech You Can Use Every Day. Zoomer, August 2024.
Weather Permitting: 12 Financial Tips to Help You Save and Prepare for Turbulent Times. Zoomer, July 2024.
Real Estate 🏗️
Surreal Estate: $8.8 million for a Malibu-style Vaughan mansion surrounded by palm trees. Toronto Life, February 2024.
This legendary Vancouver home has starred in movies and music videos. It’s now selling for $10.8 million. Maclean’s, January 2024.
Condo of the Week: $4 million for an ivory penthouse in Port Credit steps from the waterfront. Toronto Life, January 2024.
Surreal Estate: $10 million for a psychedelic fairy tale castle in Vaughan. Toronto Life, December 2023.
For $12 million, you can live in this origami-style Whistler chalet. Maclean’s, October 2023.