The Raconteur in Costa Rica Sometimes what seems trivial at first, can often free your soul, and invite bliss into your life. It can be something as simple as a rush of breeze, a setting sun, or in my case, the look in her eyes. They possessed the familiarity of an old acquaintance. The wrinkles … Continued
Catch and Release in the USA I grew up on Florida’s Nature Coast. When I was five, I watched a Florida Panther lap water at the edge of the Suwannee River behind our home. Never have I felt as wild as I did that day. Not when manatees swam beneath my dangling feet nor when … Continued
It is the beginning of summer and I am at the mall buying shorts. I’ve been here for all of five minutes, and already I can feel a headache starting between my temples. The sales rep comes over. “Are you finding everything alright today?” I look at him and then at the selection before me … Continued
“And on the eighth day, God created Ugandans!” Anonymous quote In the beginning was money, which money was elusive and had everyone in a cat race pursuit. Armed with reams of paper, several khaki envelopes and a basketful of optimism, i make my way up Apollo Kaggwa Road to the environs sprawled with the sky … Continued
New Zealand: Where My Inner Spirit Soared Is your adventurous spirit bogged down from the stresses of daily life, or does your true personality emerge when you travel abroad? I’m sure most would agree that it’s easier to let loose and be yourself when you’re thousands of miles from home. These theories began to prove … Continued
Send me on my way in the USA Declaring that you’re voluntarily taking a 72 hour trip by train is apparently enough to have people question your sanity. But the time between boarding in Detroit, the 20 degree weather having delayed the train right from the start, and getting back on solid ground in balmy … Continued
Seeking Peace “We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.” Dwight D Eisenhower The water slapped against the side of my kayak as a wave rolled in from the wake of yet another speedboat carrying tourists to and from Loh Dalum Bay. I paused to redirect the kayak, cutting through the disturbances … Continued
A bird on hand is much better than many on tree. At times, giving eyewitness account only reduces a story to nothing but understatement or exaggeration. Although, I’ve not lived too long on earth but in my quest to know “what it feels like to be free”, I’d failed, I’d suffered, I’d been ridiculed, I’m … Continued
Of Love and Libertad A lazy cat napping on the sofa in the galeria A stray dog approaching, head down, tail swaying in an anticipated touch the rooster that knows not the hands of the clock the unexpected play of dolphins breaking the skin of the sea this is the melody of Mexican life -Wanda … Continued
Walking along the Halifax waterfront, I don’t see what you see. I can’t describe to you the colours of the small boats and tall ships gently rocking against the docks, the way a sail flutters in the distance as it catches the wind, the looks on the faces of the tourists streaming by. To my … Continued