Travel & self discovery. Art & PTSD I’m finding home

It is amazing, I have been here for two weeks now. I have never been cared for,  looked after and loved so much in my life. Don’t get me wrong,  I have been blessed with many beautiful people in my Read more

The beauty of art is everywhere, sometimes in the least likely of places. Walking to one of the markets on Friday, we happened along these two men working at finishing  a mural on the side of the building at the Read more

The other day when driving back from Quito we took an alternate route that gave a sort of birds eye view of the greenhouses at least in one area. All off the white rectangles are rows of them.     Read more

How can I explain the beauty and wonder of this place in such small words. There just doesn’t seem to be anything in my vocabulary that is capable of doing it justice. Yesterday Patrick and myself were taken on a Read more

The day wouldn’t be complete without a Mali walk, so off we went after lunch to investigate the route to Otavalo by foot. Quite different from our daily walks at the airport in Maple Creek most definitely. On the way, Read more

After a long and satisfying walk which at this altitude is quite a challenge, I found I needed to have a wee rest. Of course it was all downhill leaving, making it all uphill on the way home. A good Read more

Another unusual experience here in the Andes yesterday. I was tagging along for the ride thinking that we were just going to visit some family, but we ended up visiting a medicine woman. It was a bit of an unusual Read more

Not far from where I am staying, are the greenhouses where all the roses sent around the world are grown.  Having worked in two flower shops in my life I can appreciate the desire to have fresh roses at any Read more

Since arriving I have been given time to reflect on many things. There is no clutter here, meaning that the pace of life is slow, there is no television or radio. Where I’m staying they work the land and so Read more

It is a full moon tonight and it is a beautiful spectacle as it sits over the mountain, a view I am able to enjoy from the balcony off my room.  Isn’t she beautiful!! Well ok its pretty difficult to Read more