Imagine the Academy Awards, New Year's Eve and World Cup Soccer, all rolled into the most important day of the year. It’s Carnival, and the Caribbean Island of Trinidad claims to have invented it in the new world. This is serious business, with contests, royalty (kings and queens of music), costumes, and newspaper articles offering everything from editorials (has Carnival in … [Read more...]
Museum Night in Bern, Switzerland : Museumsnacht Bern – Tips for a Fantastic Night of Culture
A Culture Filled March Weekend in Bern Back in 2014, I was fortunate to end up in Bern, Switzerland on Museum Night - Museumsnacht Bern. I had not planned this. I was visiting for Jazzfestival Bern at Hotel Innere Enge, and my head was focused on music, but boy of boy, am I ever glad I did arrive there on that day in time to partake in this annual event. It really was … [Read more...]
“We’re All in the Same Canoe” – Murray Porter Shares His Wisdom Through the Blues
Funny life's coincidences. On a recent trip into our own backyard to Deer Lake and the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, we were serenaded by beautifully truthful words from a neighbour. Words that for a lifetime we've been learning as we travel the world. Everybody's different, but everybody's the same. Who was singing these words of wisdom? My latest crush, Murray Porter, … [Read more...]
I Remember
I remember. I remember that I feel safe, because others faced horrors so that I, and others of my generation and generations before me might grow up feeling safe. I remember that I am free, because others died for my generation and generations before me's freedoms. I remember that I am equal, because others put their lives on the line for my generation and generations before … [Read more...]
Love One Another
As we travel and observe the world, we're struck by the undeniable realization of how similar we all are. Similar in our needs for water, warmth, food, shelter ... Similar in our desires to be loved ... to be heard ... to be valued ... for companionship. As a result these powerful words from Prince Ea spoke to me ... Despite how similar we all are the world over, so much … [Read more...]
