It seems like it’s time to show you the place I now call “home.” I have an uncanny ability to find and make a home no matter where I am. I now can easily call 4 places “Home” (Calgary, Toronto, Cambridge, Dedza) and do so without thinking, which invariably makes people confused about which one [...]
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Morning Routine
I am the sort of person who appreciates having an element of stability in her life. Some people call this routine, some people call it boring. For me, it is stabilizing: it gives my day some form of order so that I can manage whatever comes my way. Last year, my routine consisted of a [...]
“Whenever I’m down, I call on you my friend” and dance the night away
About 6 months ago, I received a brilliant piece of advice from a friend, Stephanie. I was feeling sad and alone; she reminded me that there were friends waiting just around the corner… all I had to do was look up and ask for that helping hand when I needed it. It was true then, [...]
Happy New Year
New Years Eve is always one of those occasions that I find anticlimactic. There is so much anticipation for the space of a second that marks the difference between one year and the next. In some ways, this year is no different, but in many ways it was completely different. It stuck me, as I [...]
Christmas in Zomba
This was my first Christmas away from home. In the days leading up to it, I walked around with a big cloud (of snow) over my head as I read about the news of snow storms and cold from back in Canada, only to be shocked by the bright sun of Africa as soon as [...]
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