Life in the (artistic) Zone

"Can I have your ticket please?" I show the young woman with the stylish hair-cut my Royal B.C. Museum ticket, the one I paid $15.00 plus GST for. "No,  your ticket with a word printed on it...look...."  She deftly produces  a small, brightly colored laminated card palmed in her hand.  Only thing is, she shows... Continue Reading →

Rigo Utca, Budapest, Hungary

Zrinyi utca (Photo credit: Hat) The last year I was in HungaryI lived on Rigo, Utca. Rigo is the Hungarian name for the backbird whose song fills the air in Budapestat dusk and again in the early hours of the morning, even before light starts to show on the horizon. I lived in a huge... Continue Reading →

Ottawa, Ontario: Home for 12 Years!

If the Maritimes planted the seeds of my character and instilled in me a values hierarchy that places people, nature and the environment above all else, then Ottawa watered those seeds with education and culture. Canada's capital, Ottawa is a government town, and home to Carleton University and the University of Ottawa where I completed... Continue Reading →

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