As the clouds shift from pink to grey and the evening breeze rolls in, the high pitched sound of a child’s giggle rises above the symphony of rush-hour horns. Fighting the heaviness in my jet legged eyes, I squint and bring Mrs. Indira Gandhi’s words into focus. “If you wish to know something about India, you must empty your mind of all preconceived notions, of what you have heard or read. Why be imprisoned by the limiting...

No one would have crossed the ocean if he could have gotten off the ship in the storm. Charles Kettering If you saw the title of last week’s post, Sobbing on a Speeding Train, you probably didn’t even need to read it to imagine me boo-hooing all over myself and the window of an Ottawa bound VIA Rail train. Thank you for all of the emails and comments of support that instantly lifted me out of the fog and reminded me why the past 388...

“In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it’s wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.” – Elizabeth Gilbert The scent of fresh espresso, the chatter of friends catching up on the minutia of life, and the sun lighting up the street...

“At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable.” –Christopher Reeve It’s hard to believe that what started as a Big Hairy Audacious Dream, less than a year ago, turned into an Adventure of Hope filled with more connection, purpose, and love than I could have imagined. Thanks to the contributions of 110 individual donors and the corporate sponsorship of GO Overseas, CLOUD, First Descents, and Flight Centre...

As I sit in a little cafe in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, I can’t help but reflect on the final day of my final volunteer placement on this Adventure of Hope and I’m feeling such a kaleidoscope of emotions that I can’t begin to share each of them with you. Thankfully Henry Rollins has found the words to say exactly what is on my heart. A huge thank you to GVI for providing opportunities for young people to volunteer around the...