In the 6 or so months of planning before I took off in August 2015, I attempted to satisfy my urge to wander and work on my own projects with endless Google searches. I typed in every possible description that flitted the edges of my daydreams: nomadic artist; sketch artist; solo travel; travel blogger; sketch blogger … On and on it went.
Before arriving in Norway I spent two weeks in Denmark this past June. The highlight of my time amongst the Danish would have to be the last minute, cobbled together, 6 day self-guided bike tour of Northern Zealand.
Many people look at me askance when I describe how Workaway is set up and reveal that I sometimes work as ‘free’ labour, not able to see beyond a perspective which suggests a financial imbalance between business owner and worker.
When I was a kid my family lived in a village in eastern Canada, one of the maritime provinces, a place where the coastline was dotted with sandy beaches and fishing villages.
Do you like moody weather? A blue-grey stormy sky, clouds rimmed with the fading light, a shadow creeping across the landscape as the weather advances? Yeah, me too.
