Technical Credits

This novel would not appear as a website were it not for the continuing, valuable assistance of Stephen Herron, a colour engineer for desktop printers, programmer, and owner of Isisimaging.com, which develops software for photographers, graphic designers, and printers.? I? am extremely grateful to Stephen for his ongoing time, effort, and support.

I have also had help from Hudson Moura, a Brazilian-Canadian university instructor, who is the editor of Revista Intermídias (an art, media, and culture journal), and a programming director of film festivals including BRAFFTV, Omega Replica Watches tag heuer grand carrera replica the Brazilian Film & TV Festival of Toronto, the largest competitive festival of Brazilian cinema abroad.

My thanks to both Stephen Herron and Hudson Moura, although I take full responsibility for the shortcomings of this website.

Photo Credits

While I? (the author) have taken the majority of the photographs in the novel, some relatives, friends, and former homestay students, who have welcomed the opportunity to be associated with the novel, have provided some images. My thanks to all who have helped to make the novel fuller in this way.

A photo credit for any contributed photograph appears at the end of the diary entry in which the image appears.?

Homestay Student Placements

While there are many English language schools for international students in Vancouver, most of my homestay students attended Vancouver’s

Pacific Language Institute

This name has recently been changed to Kaplan Pacific Language Institute.

My thanks go to Rachel, PLI’s homestay coordinator and her assistants, and to Vancouver Family Homestays, who previously did PLI’s homestay placements for many years, for trusting me to host so many of their international students over so many years.