I grew up in Victoria but often came over to Vancouver to shop. It seems funny now, but 10-20 years ago, Victoria had very little in the way of shopping. We used to drive up
“He isn’t just feeling the anger and spite and unbearable self-disgust of this one crowd on this one Friday morning in Palestine; he’s turning his bruised face toward the whole human crowd, past and present
I thought this was fitting, seeing that this pregnancy will be wrapping up shortly (hopefully without a bang). This is an old post from years ago, when I was in India. It was nearing the
Time for spreading some beauty today. This is a spectacular video and song, made with love by Aradhna. This song is going on my birthing playlist, whether I use it or not! I have heard
Below is an excerpt from my old journal written in India. Years ago, I was with a team of fabulous women (one of them blogs here) from across the globe, working in India for 6
“There’s something about rain in the summer season that tempts me to spend all day indoors, curled up on a couch, staring at a wristwatch, fingering the time. I’ve been spending my day watching the
I have avoided this place for far too long. I knew that by coming back to these words typed on greasy keyboards overseas, I would have to stare Vancouver in the face. Truth be told,
We have come to know Bosnia quite well over the past week or so. Sarajevo has been our camp out for about 5 days, which is the longest in all of our trip. We wanted
After hurtling ourselves out of Montenegro as fast as we could, we landed back in Dubrovnik, to feast at Nishta’s (which means ‘nothing’ in Croatian, as Croatians chirp that vegetarian food offers ”nothing’,’ seeing that Balkan cuisine
It feels like weeks have gone by, yet its only been days. Time moves slowly when you’re hopping on and off trains, boats and buses. Jay and I have cleared a lot of land. Our
Our last night in Lviv was a late one, complete with a meal in an underground bunker, celebrating the spirit of the Ukrainian resistance army and culture. It was a tightly packed, smokey cellar, with
