<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 05:34:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@gratefulayn/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Fly me to the moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[My six months trip to Canada was like a trip to the moon.Never had I imagined I would be in its street .True enough ,I had thr priviledge of seeing an art work that makes you feel close to the moon too]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@gratefulayn/fly-me-to-the-moon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@gratefulayn/fly-me-to-the-moon</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gratefulayn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2020 05:05:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7yk17eiLjHzUxVWtqxzZYQRQRnacX2anJbRJtQusH3jiNcX1iq8qtNGtT9BtT9mBj9mftdX46C4mKTrMcsqBYt6YbpJEx6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberty noodle in a cold Canada Day for me and bosom friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back home, ramen was my comfort food. So after five months of travelling this beautiful country and with the howling winter wind nibbling your bones my friend and I heed to urban eatery in Eaton Centre]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tasteem/@gratefulayn/liberty-noodle-in-a-cold-canada-day-for-me-and-bosom-friend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tasteem/@gratefulayn/liberty-noodle-in-a-cold-canada-day-for-me-and-bosom-friend</guid><category><![CDATA[tasteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gratefulayn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 05:41:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCXUWJECrZbvn1NMPj1oFGUo3gYfF3NNPRD9TfkhSd8dJsu5A3fGFQoZq4V1Qec33C6V2qkfc7QjZdW3SRfg6MvgGa6TfHD5pocdk5tq3cfQd4H2UbuLvfuy79gzgv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elementary friends get together at Scaddabush  Italian kitchen and bar]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Christmas in Canada and a chance to see long time neighbors- elementary classmates I braved the snow storm rolling go to this posh Italian restaurant at 382 Yonge Street Unit #7, Toronto, Ontario]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tasteem/@gratefulayn/elementary-friends-get-together-at-scaddabush-italian-kitchen-and-bar</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tasteem/@gratefulayn/elementary-friends-get-together-at-scaddabush-italian-kitchen-and-bar</guid><category><![CDATA[tasteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gratefulayn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 05:07:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7xrqtcZmCqyMUG6VZFLeXyWG9Qou5FRDMeDutnujbcXFajGhrFfuYdTwpVeRwpqpywoBdt5vewoFMmkA45bEDeBNrxMirS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's  doves]]></title><description><![CDATA[One fine day, to beat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) I decided to bundle up and brave the below zero temperature of Canada. 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