An apology to all my Australian friends–and to all of you

May 30, 2023

Seven new Australian friends are chattering away as they and this lone Canadian share our last El Salvadorian dinner. I’ve already spent 5 days with these 7. Plus 2 more Aussies, 2 Kiwis, a Scot, a German, 2 other Canadians, and a Salvadorian guide. I’m...

On finding your happy place

May 13, 2023

So, we’re not so happy here in BC! So says a study released this week by Point2 Real Estate which created a happiness index for the hundred largest Census Subdivisions in Canada. Only one BC city made the top 10; only 2 made the top 20 on the list. The happiest...

Learning to stay young

May 2, 2023

“The moment you stop learning is the moment you start dying.” That quotation, by Travis Towne, echoes a similar one by Albert Einstein. Perhaps it’s my curious mind, but I’ve always felt similarly (though I don’t tend to coin famous sayings.) Learning counters the...