Courtesy of Leslie Redmond.
- Leslie Redmond, 37, moved to Winnipeg, Canada, from Alaska in 2022.
- She said she loves the area's cultural diversity and its selection of international foods.
- But, she added, housing is quite expensive and basic goods, especially from Amazon, are pricey.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Leslie Redmond, 37, about her experience moving from Alaska to Winnipeg, a city of around 750,000 residents in the center of Canada. She is an assistant professor of food and human nutritional sciences in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba. The conversation was edited for length and clarity.
Winnipeg is known as the cultural capital of Canada.