For the third time this week, a fire truck is parked outside my window, sirens roaring. I open the cheap screen door to my balcony and can hear my neighbors below having another argument. Children are playing in the parking…
Although I have no comparison, I think Spring is the best time to visit Ireland. I have a thing for sheep and not only is the island full of these fluffy creatures, in the spring it is full of baby…
I have so much I want to share about Ireland. So many new experiences and memories. And yet I haven’t felt compelled to turn on my computer in weeks. Instead I’ve been drawing maps and painting in the quick sketches I…
It’s been a long time since I last used my backpack and for months it has been resting ever so quietly under my bed. Today I finally pulled it out, brushed the dust off, and began to think about what…
“Don’t you ever wish you could go back?”- Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite. I think everyone lives part of their lives in the past. I think we all have curiosities about what a different time would have looked and felt…
While one normally thinks of snow and below freezing temperatures, I visited Montreal during a sweltering heat wave in the middle of summer. With no appetite for poutine, I spent most of my time inside of museums and sitting in…
When I first imagined Miami Beach, I thought of palm trees, pastel-colored hotels, funky cafes, and a miles of sandy beach. I imagined a fun place in which to relax and do nothing for a couple of days. Miami Beach…
Everyone has a hometown. A place that holds a special meaning in your heart, regardless of the way it looks and feels to others. Cambridge, Ontario is my hometown. I haven’t lived there in quite some time but whenever someone…
