Everybody knows that grandmothers like to feed you. They say, "you're too skinny," and stuff you 'till you literally can't stomach any more. Due to the fact that my abuelita (grandma) lives in Guatemala, she has been robbed of this grandmotherly right. So you can imagine her delight, and my impending weight gain, when I showed up at her doorstep in San Pedro Pinula to visit for … [Read more...]
Interactive Art at Wonderspaces and the Lavatory Museum in Phoenix, Arizona
The essence of art in galleries has started to change, to adapt to a more modern crowd. I recently visited two places in Arizona that have done away with the "No photos of the art!", and the "Don't touch the art!" gallery rules. I have to say, it is such a joy to explore interactive art and be playful! Both Wonderspaces, within the Scottsdale Fashion Square, and the Lavatory … [Read more...]
BC Association of Travel Writers 2019 Symposium
One of the professional travel media associations that we’ve appreciated for their Symposiums and Meet Ups, helping their members to stay current in their field and improve upon their craft, is BCATW - the BC Association of Travel Writers. They have been a great next step for our travel storytelling students from our BCIT Courses - BCST 1073 : Building and Engaging … [Read more...]
Springtime Adventures in Orillia – Treetop Trekking to Reptiles and Amphibians
It's time for springtime adventures. It’s getting close to that time again — when the trilliums start springing out alongside the path in the woods near our apartment, when the nights (and days) can be awfully cold, and the siren call of camping (glamping, actually) begins to sound. It will soon be time for our Mom and Daughter glamping trip, for the love of spring. You … [Read more...]
Healing at B2 Boutique Hotel + Spa Zürich
When I arrived in Zürich, Switzerland after a speaking tour of Poland, including my TEDxWarsaw talk, I felt broken. I'd had a car accident the summer before and had no idea that I was much more injured from that than I was allowing myself to believe, but knew something was very wrong. I thought I was suffering from some form of extreme jet lag (not realizing that the symptoms I … [Read more...]
