group of 5 diverse women taking an up-close usie

WordCamp Montreal

July 17, 2023
by Raquel

Back in late Spring I applied to speak at WordCamp Montreal and got chosen! My good friend Carl Alexander lives there and a trip to Canada would check off my <em>leave-the-country-ever-year</em> list. Made sense.

This trip hit different. I was traveling by myself really enjoyed myself. Of course, I was heading to mah peeps but, as an extrovert, any alone time could get iffy. It didn’t.

I met up with my good friend Carl and he took me all over the city. Sushi, cocktails, Old Montreal, New Montreal; what a city!

raquel & carl in a dark booth taking an usie
Raquel & Carl pre-gaming

The event went off without a hitch. I saw many familiar faces and so many new faces.

two women, 1 crouching, 1 sitting, taking an usie
Michelle and my first usie

I submitted two talks and both were chosen. Sort a. The orgs asked me to combine both into one talk and I obliged. The talk combined my WordPress origin story and my talk about the importance of IRL over virtual.

raquel standing behind desk/podium, in front of a big screen, giving a talk
I decided to dress super cashe for my WordCamp Montreal talk, don’t ask.
group of four men at a conference
Brian, Carl, Shawn, & Michal at WordCamp Montreal

What a city and WordPress community! I long for the day I get to return!

woman laying on pink hippo in montreal
I can’t pass up a good pink hippo, don’t know about you…

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