{"id":31238,"date":"2025-06-02T18:02:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T22:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/?p=31238"},"modified":"2025-06-02T18:08:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T22:08:29","slug":"it-was-the-month-of-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/en\/it-was-the-month-of-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"It was the month of May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What better way to get back into the swing of things than with a well-worn topic: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/en\/tag\/monthly-review\/\">monthly review<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress has changed a lot since 2021 \u2014 so much that I feel like I have to relearn everything from scratch. I&#8217;m trying to get everything back in order, but there&#8217;s still a lot of work to do. Thank you for your patience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Another diploma!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mon-diplome-de-hec_2025.jpg\" alt=\"My HEC diploma\" class=\"wp-image-29683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mon-diplome-de-hec_2025.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mon-diplome-de-hec_2025-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mon-diplome-de-hec_2025-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mon-diplome-de-hec_2025-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mon-diplome-de-hec_2025-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mon-diplome-de-hec_2025-400x400@2x.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The big news this month: I\u2019ve finally completed my graduate diploma at HEC! It took four years, as I took the courses one at a time, quarter after quarter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I finished with the highest GPA in my cohort. I&#8217;m happy to have discovered this hidden ability : when I have time, I am able to excel. In terms of the quality of learning, this experience was much better than my bachelor&#8217;s degree, where I had to cope with five courses per session plus a part-time job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s going to change now? Probably nothing: I got the job I wanted in the middle of my degree. I have no plans to change jobs for the time being.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trois-Rivieres<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hotel-delta-de-trois-rivieres_2025.jpg\" alt=\"Delta Hotel in Trois-Rivi\u00e8res\" class=\"wp-image-29675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hotel-delta-de-trois-rivieres_2025.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hotel-delta-de-trois-rivieres_2025-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hotel-delta-de-trois-rivieres_2025-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hotel-delta-de-trois-rivieres_2025-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hotel-delta-de-trois-rivieres_2025-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hotel-delta-de-trois-rivieres_2025-400x400@2x.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In May, I also had the opportunity to spend a night in Trois-Rivi\u00e8res. The room at the Delta Hotel was great, with a view of the St-Lawrence directly from the bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I went for lunch at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafelewis.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cafelewis.com\/\">Lewis Caf\u00e9<\/a>, which describes itself as a <em>third-wave<\/em> caf\u00e9 offering a vegan and vegetarian menu. A very pleasant riverside atmosphere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also wandered down Notre-Dame Centre Street, where you\u2019ll find a few secondhand shops and boutiques that are well worth the visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lameraki.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lameraki.com\/\">La Meraki<\/a>: Boutique featuring products by artisans and artists mainly from Quebec. Perfect for finding an original gift. For those who spend more time on site, the boutique often organizes creative workshops.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lestrouvaillesdejustine.ca\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lestrouvaillesdejustine.ca\/\">Les trouvailles de Justine<\/a> : A home decor store featuring beautiful wooden furniture made by local artisans, along with high-quality secondhand pieces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Changing Montreal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2890\" height=\"2890\" data-id=\"29681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/le-da-giovanni-a-ete-demoli-au-centre-ville-de-montreal-_2025.jpg\" alt=\"RIP Da Giovanni\" class=\"wp-image-29681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/le-da-giovanni-a-ete-demoli-au-centre-ville-de-montreal-_2025.jpg 2890w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/le-da-giovanni-a-ete-demoli-au-centre-ville-de-montreal-_2025-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/le-da-giovanni-a-ete-demoli-au-centre-ville-de-montreal-_2025-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/le-da-giovanni-a-ete-demoli-au-centre-ville-de-montreal-_2025-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/le-da-giovanni-a-ete-demoli-au-centre-ville-de-montreal-_2025-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/le-da-giovanni-a-ete-demoli-au-centre-ville-de-montreal-_2025-400x400@2x.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2890px) 100vw, 2890px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">RIP Da Giovanni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Like all big cities, Montreal is constantly changing. Although the quadrangle had been derelict for months, I stopped dead in my tracks when I discovered that the Da Giovanni building had been demolished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve never eaten at the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZMSt1schTjI?si=7ynNRKZaRY-H-YiD\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZMSt1schTjI?si=7ynNRKZaRY-H-YiD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">restaurant with the famous jingle<\/a>, but my parents, who attended UQAM in their youth, often talked about it. A monument that disappears at the same time as The Bay closes its doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cA month like the summer in Glasgow\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tonte-printaniere-difficile_2025.jpg\" alt=\"Difficult spring mowing\" class=\"wp-image-31235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tonte-printaniere-difficile_2025.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tonte-printaniere-difficile_2025-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tonte-printaniere-difficile_2025-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tonte-printaniere-difficile_2025-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tonte-printaniere-difficile_2025-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tonte-printaniere-difficile_2025-400x400@2x.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s how my colleague described this May in Montreal, and I think it captures the current climate perfectly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The heat pump has been cycling between heating, cooling, or being turned off altogether.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The flowers beds haven\u2019t been planted because it keeps raining on the weekends. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The lawns are incredibly long \u2014 there\u2019s rarely a good time to mow, and the growth conditions are ideal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I finally managed to get the mower running during my lunch break during a bit when the weather was nicer. It was hell, because it&#8217;d grown so long that the mower choked when I pushed it too hard. Unsurprisingly, I wasn&#8217;t able to finish the job that evening because the thunder reared its head during the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And how was your month of May?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What better way to get back into the swing of things than with a well-worn topic: the monthly review! WordPress has changed a lot since 2021 \u2014 so much that I feel like I have to relearn everything from scratch. 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