Hello friends! I’ve been busy these past few months volunteering on Mayreau Island. Say what? Where the hell is Mayreau Island? That was my question, too, late last year when I heard about this volunteering …
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Culture Exchange through Communication: Volunteering with VaughanTown
In December, 2023, my nomadic life brought me a rewarding volunteer opportunity with VaughanTown in Spain. Vaughan is an English language school based in Madrid. Part of the curriculum offered to adult students is the …
No Country for Old Women
Canada is no country for old women. And the same goes for our neighbors to the South. America is no country for old women either. In the Greater Vancouver Area, 22% of the region’s homeless …
8 Easy Ways to Smile and Make a Difference
Feeling down in the dumps? There’s a little trick you can do to put a smile on your face and make you feel better. It’s called random act of kindness. Do something for someone else. …
Bliss with Horses
“You’re not getting any exercise. You’re just sitting there and the horse is doing all the work!” Decades later I can still hear my mother mocking me as she stood safely several feet back from …