Author Archives for Carla Da Silva
October 14, 2016 January 10, 2025
Published by Carla Da Silva
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, you’re sitting in a restaurant or at a friend’s, or even on a plane. You’re minding your own business, when you see... View Article
October 11, 2016 January 10, 2025
Published by Carla Da Silva
I love to travel to New York – whether it be for business or pleasure, there is a magical and electric element about the city that you cannot experience anywhere... View Article
October 7, 2016 January 10, 2025
Published by Carla Da Silva
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) recently released a new policy, Policy on ableism and discrimination based on disability. This policy is “intended to provide clear guidance on how to... View Article
October 6, 2016 January 10, 2025
Published by Carla Da Silva
This spring my best friend and I graduated university, and decided to celebrate by buying oversized backpacks and booking plane tickets to Europe for a month long adventure. It was... View Article
September 28, 2016 January 10, 2025
Published by Carla Da Silva
Kia Ora (hello in the language of the native Maori people of New Zealand)! I recently had the pleasure of travelling to the amazingly beautiful country of New Zealand where... View Article
September 24, 2016 January 10, 2025
Published by Carla Da Silva
G’Day Mate! Travelling to Australia is an amazing vacation and a beautiful place to visit. I took my first trip to Australia recently and had an amazing time seeing kangaroos,... View Article
September 17, 2016 January 10, 2025
Published by Carla Da Silva
Having multiple severe food allergies has helped me grow a tougher skin to rude questions, dangerous misconceptions, and all around odd questions. My usual response to “What will happen if... View Article
September 6, 2016 January 10, 2025
Published by Carla Da Silva
For about 14 years of my life, the word “travel” had a very limited meaning for me. I mean, how could someone at-risk for anaphylaxis from eating peanuts, tree nuts,... View Article
August 23, 2016 January 10, 2025
Published by Carla Da Silva
When I was thinking of an allergy blog topic to write about for the month of June, my first idea of course was related to food. I was thinking about... View Article
August 15, 2016 January 10, 2025
Published by Carla Da Silva
This past spring, two friends and I went interior camping near Gravenhurst. We found a really cool map online of an unmaintained provincial park that is essentially a big playground... View Article
August 9, 2016 January 10, 2025
Published by Carla Da Silva
A summer baseball game is a huge event in my city (Go Blue Jays!). My friends and I live for the humid weekend games, the ice-cold beers, the popcorn, and... View Article
August 2, 2016 January 10, 2025
Published by Carla Da Silva
Chocolate covered almonds, peanut butter sandwiches, and M & M’s are a few of my favourite things to eat! For me, going a day without peanuts, tree nuts, or almonds... View Article
July 31, 2016 January 10, 2025
Published by Carla Da Silva
Italy is a beautiful country to visit year-round. The sights, sounds, smells, and flavours of the country underpin Italy’s rich history and classical traditions. Having an Italian background, I have... View Article
July 24, 2016 January 10, 2025
Published by Carla Da Silva
In 2008, I travelled across New Zealand for three months and stayed in over 10 hostels. It was a dream scenario to take a leave from work and travel to... View Article
July 18, 2016 January 10, 2025
Published by Carla Da Silva
To the average person who does not have allergies, many believe that reading labels does not go beyond those on foods. Many people are surprised to find that when I... View Article