BURRITO WEST BLOG

My last name is Brideau (French Canadian heritage).  Do you see the Burrito?  That's the only way anyone has ever been able to make fun of my name - "Lisa Burrito", and it wasn't until grade 9 that someone thought it up, so I think I got off pretty easy.   One day, in my infinite wisdom, I was sharing this tale with my other half - Peter - and he thought it was hilarious... and I've been Burrito ever since.  I never thought it could be a term of endearment, but there you have it.

Peter and I up and quit our engineering jobs several years ago, moved to Vancouver (and I went back to school).  We'd been working in the US for several years and wanted to get back to Canada.  Despite a strong urge to get back to Nova Scotia where I grew up, we ended up in BC.  Yeah, wrong way, eh?  Hence Burrito West. Turns out I love Vancouver and living without snow is actually rather awesome.

Details: I started life as a brat, then became a nerd (huge improvement). I went to university to get a degree in Engineering, where my nerdiness was welcomed. I worked in the US for a bit doing the Engineering thing, then went back to school to become an Urban Planner. Now I work in Sustainability. Who wants to guess what will be next? Life is an exciting adventure; I get to enjoy it with my partner Peter and our herd of cats (2 is a herd, right?).

Random factoid: I was on the varsity fencing team in university. I have medals and everything. No, really.