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Sarah Chan, wife of Mayor Don Iveson
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1) It’s Sunday morning, what are you having for breakfast?
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- ]& C4 N1 p5 }5 GA Cappuccino, made with full fat milk.
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) A( j" C( ^4 r6 E' d2) If you didn’t do what you do for a living, what would you be?* a0 \ q/ [$ C [2 I' O+ t
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I love my students, so it’s difficult to imagine life without teaching and music. I would probably get paid meagerly for all the not-for-profit work I am currently doing for free?$ L' V; Y# Q3 B- `- {& ]
% l: x( m1 W d" C7 V3) Who’s your hero?
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1 E& J2 `3 _# F8 Q6 N2 FMy Parents. I would be nothing without them. Literally and figuratively!" r# F; x" P L5 p1 a3 h
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4) Last book you couldn’t put down?
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The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I also love the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. After my English degree, it has been difficult for me to look at words on a page without falling asleep immediately., i; r0 b: G! x2 R
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5) Who was your childhood celebrity crush?( }; U2 @6 B3 A8 h6 B
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Bon Jovi.4 J! {7 K& i9 h' R
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I/ i8 y; u; \9 r. Q1 eRecently, lots of AC/DC, Kansas, and Aerosmith. Nostalgic tunes that make up the soundtrack to my summer trips to the lake. Also, Chromeo and Robyn when it’s time for a dance party.
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7) If you could see one concert, what would it be?6 ]* F% Y/ y7 D8 ]% L" `- C
6 F% O# M3 v6 _" \' jRolling Stones. Everybody tells me that the Stones are better than the Beatles (I am a huge Beatles fan) and follows up by stating I can’t make an accurate assessment of the Stones because I haven’t seen them live. I would consider it a part of my research.
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7 Q" x( ]* ?9 F1 a6 M8) What’s the best thing about Edmonton?/ z# r; ]4 _ J( L' u
# }0 S9 r! ]6 Y3 L* jThe people. I am quite fond of our current mayor.$ W9 _4 e5 Z% j; ?
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9) What’s your weirdest habit?
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How about my most irksome habit? Saying what I think. It routinely gets me into trouble and makes it difficult to make friends.
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10) What’s your biggest pet peeve?, j$ b/ _3 v6 n1 R
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Can I have two? Inefficiency and insincerity. Though the latter is just a different version of the prior.
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, }, V q& h4 U; S4 J11) What’s your fast-food guilty pleasure?2 f I7 I- |* n/ [2 Y: P1 z
' `2 B; p" p5 J2 y) PTeen combo at A&W, with root beer.
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12) What was your most embarrassing moment?
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G6 g$ z* k! t9 ?4 B! o5 I0 bToo many to count! I have the habit of embarrassing myself almost daily. Everything from forgetting having previously meeting people, to spilling coffee on myself, and always putting my foot in my mouth. I run the gamut of embarrassing moments.3 t" d6 |# e+ O9 c) Y0 q' d" s
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& J. u# r5 @- R: iMy Grandma, at one of the Chinese diners in Vancouver’s Chinatown of the 90s. I miss her so much.
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14) What’s your favourite vacation destination?
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Hong Kong. The transit system is phenomenal.
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3 p, X7 M; l/ u15) What is your favourite TV show?
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/ W9 I- m' L1 U/ R7 o- z8 E' KThe Wire and Buffy if we’re going way back. Also love Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead., B" j$ Y9 \( C7 a- w0 h
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16) What’s your dream car?
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/ F* b- [9 F1 R0 V& j( {My dream transportation is a completed LRT network in tandem with my bike!( E4 F8 {$ {3 b/ e5 p
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17) If you could have one super power, what would it be?
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Be two places at once.6 ]; J# e. x$ ~
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18) What’s the one thing you haven’t done that you’d love to do?
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, t1 K: K7 Q, B7 y/ Z( H- oSee my kids grow up to be awesome adults.
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19) If we’re buying, you’re having....
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Champagne and french fries.3 q$ u0 H5 w' z e" F
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20) What are your words to live by?
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What’s next?6 _% n ^$ J x1 w6 r; X$ y1 q) t
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FIRST POSTED: SATURDAY, JANUARY 03, 2015
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