samanthaorwell

History

Country: Canada
Gender: female
URL of homepage: http://thevancouvermanifesto.blogspot.com/
Biography: I am a female mid 20s professional born and raised right out of central Vancouver. I hate the 'burbs (I can admit it) and a trip to the L.A. boonies confirmed that I can't sleep through crickets but I CAN sleep through ambulances, car alarms and likely shootings (although I live in Vancouver, not Surrey -heh..yes, a little Vancouverite humour for you). I write all things interesting and not so interesting. I'd like to think I'm an expert at everything "Vancouver" and that my opinions about politics, economics and society matter. One day I hope to be paid to be a social critic, but for now I'll settle for whatever fans I can muster up to at least make it look like my opinions matter.
Interests: * sociology
* geography
* education
* urban planning
* society
* Vancouver
* homelessness
* poverty
* urbanization
* urban living
* underclass
* housing policy
* gentrification
* law
* networking
* social movements
* marxism
* neo-marxism
* postmodernism
* critical theory
* structural theory
* coffee
* wine
* travel
* neoliberalism
* flaneur