by Taslim Jaffer | Apr 10, 2017 | Giving Back
If you know me well, you know that I don’t drink wine – but today I’ve got wine on the brain. Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is having an event that ALL the wine drinkers I know – and there are so, so many of you – are going to love!...
by Taslim Jaffer | Apr 4, 2017 | Travel
You know how some people write out their 5 year and 10 year plans? When I sat down to pen all the things I wanted to accomplish in my 20’s, I included a list of several languages, including Spanish. I didn’t learn any of them. But that is not the point....
by Taslim Jaffer | Apr 3, 2017 | Books
If you’re following me on Instagram, you know that all week I was anticipating meeting bestselling author, Lawrence Hill. First, I have to share with you how I came to know about his lecture at UBC as part of The Vancouver Institute’s lecture series. Last...
by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 27, 2017 | Life Lessons
There’s this concept that is totally made up – that we have made up – and it traps us and binds us and makes us crazy. It causes us to lose sight of what we have, where we are, how far we’ve come, and most importantly, who we are as these...
by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 23, 2017 | Giving Back
It seems like another lifetime that I worked with children with autism and their families. But after one conversation with Dione Costanzo, Director of Autism Support Network of BC, I was brought back to all of it: sitting with families at Sunnyhill as they received...