How I Spent My 2019 Summer Vacation
How I Spent My 2019 Summer Vacation Wednesday 29 May – Since my stint as an illegal alien, I knew...
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Confessions of a Canadian Illegal Alien
“Pardon?” “You are not registered in the system,” the woman at Migraciones informed me when I went to get a...
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Fringing it at the Festival in 2019
Diverse, edgy, colorful, and sometimes downright controversial, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has sprawled out into the Scottish capital every August...
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Debbie Pelletier: Murder is Never Pretty
When I read and re-read the CBC article (nd) about the murder of Debbie Pelletier it hit me in the...
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Converted: How Santa Catalina Changed My Life
Calm down – I didn’t move to the monastery down the street. Rather, my thinking has been “converted” in terms...
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How to Settle in Arequipa in the Andes
How to Settle in Arequipa in the Andes Settling into a new country and a different city is always a...
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Mark That Date – Saturday 6 June 2020 – for the Historic Hanson Happening
You are cordially invited to the Historical Hanson Happening in Sheho, Saskatchewan on Saturday, June 6, 2020 in the Cenotaph...
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How to Travel With the Refugees
How to Travel With the Refugees The promos for the bus trip from Machala to Piura said it took about...
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Meandering around Machala on the Way to Piura
Meandering around Machala on the Way to Piura It was time to go, that feeling when the road stretches out...
How I Spent My 2019 Summer Vacation
How I Spent My 2019 Summer Vacation Wednesday 29 May – Since my stint as an illegal alien, I knew...
Confessions of a Canadian Illegal Alien
“Pardon?” “You are not registered in the system,” the woman at Migraciones informed me when I went to get a...
Fringing it at the Festival in 2019
Diverse, edgy, colorful, and sometimes downright controversial, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has sprawled out into the Scottish capital every August...
Debbie Pelletier: Murder is Never Pretty
When I read and re-read the CBC article (nd) about the murder of Debbie Pelletier it hit me in the...
Converted: How Santa Catalina Changed My Life
Calm down – I didn’t move to the monastery down the street. Rather, my thinking has been “converted” in terms...
How to Settle in Arequipa in the Andes
How to Settle in Arequipa in the Andes Settling into a new country and a different city is always a...
Mark That Date – Saturday 6 June 2020 – for the Historic Hanson Happening
You are cordially invited to the Historical Hanson Happening in Sheho, Saskatchewan on Saturday, June 6, 2020 in the Cenotaph...
How to Travel With the Refugees
How to Travel With the Refugees The promos for the bus trip from Machala to Piura said it took about...
Meandering around Machala on the Way to Piura
Meandering around Machala on the Way to Piura It was time to go, that feeling when the road stretches out...
Was That a Sign From the Universe? Possibly
Since I was still awake at midnight-ish I checked my phone when it beeped. This is something I usually don’t...
Living in a Fish Bowl; Swimming With the Guppies
Living in a Fish Bowl; Swimming with the Guppies When I landed in Loja, Ecuador at the end of June...
An Open Letter to Satyan Nadella, CEO of Microsoft
An Open Letter to Satyan Nadella, CEO of Microsoft satyan@microsoft.com Dear Mr. Nadella, As the CEO of Microsoft, I think...
Adventures and More in Loja: What is the Next Chapter?
Adventures and More in Loja: What is the Next Chapter? While it is not for everyone, I really enjoying landing...
How to Find Your Prairie Childhood in the Andes
“In Canada these cows are called Holsteins.” “It is the same name in Spanish,” Ana replied. That figures as the...
The Apartment in the Heart of Magical Medellin
The Apartment in the Heart of Magical Medellin Looking for a perfect place to stay in the center of Medellin?...
