Travel, Writing, Circus
Back in February, I received a full scholarship to attend the Serenade Writing Retreat in Queenstown, New Zealand. I was so excited that I danced around the house for the rest of the day! This is the biggest writing opportunity I have ever received. It was also my first visit to the South Island. I feel like… Continue reading Serenaded in Queenstown
Hello and welcome to my newsletter, Travel•Writing•Circus.
In this post, my friend and fellow traveller Shantel shares her experiences volunteering in Fiji, Ecuador and the Galapogas Islands
In this post, my very own Mum shares her experience travelling to Bangladesh to teach English through storytelling and song.
In this post, an inspiring fellow author from Victoria who shares her experience volunteering in The Philippines. Enjoy!
In this post I share about experiencing loneliness, anxiety and overwhelm as I continue to navigate my first few weeks in Dublin, and how a catch-up with a friend helped me shift my focus for my time in Ireland.
One of the things I found most interesting about Newfoundland was its history of migratory fishing. Thousands of European fishers annually visited Newfoundland and Labrador from the 16th through to the 18th centuries to participate in the transatlantic migratory cod fishery. Although most workers returned home during the fall, some chose to remain on the… Continue reading The Cold Plunge: The Rooms, Ferryland and a Jiggs Dinner
In this post, my Old Hag research takes me to Conception Bay South and the Avalon Peninsula, with visits to Cupids, Brigus, and Cape Spear.
Janine had lived in Vancouver for many years during college, and the next day, she took me sightseeing. We started at Kits on Broadway for breakfast and window shopping. We bought an all-day pass for the bus, and our first stop was Granville Island.
I was still dragging my feet as I started my second day in Victoria,. I could have easily spent the next week lying low and resting up in my student accommodation room at UVic, which my body would have thanked me for. But I had a city to explore.
