Becoming an astronaut

by | Jun 10, 2014 | Asia, Aust & the Pacific, Blog posts, Life

 There should be some sort of guidebook – a manual really – on how to re-enter an old life. A good friend said to me that I should consider myself an astronaut and prepare myself for reentry…but you really have no idea how to do that until you...

The ninjas of Sucre

by | Jan 10, 2014 | Blog posts, Life, South America

So in Spanish, kids are called niños or ninas, but it is WAY more fun to just call them all just ninjas. Adorable ninjas who are so fun to photograph!So while in Sucre I spent a bit of time around ninjas, as I volunteered for a couple of days at a local orphanage. It...

An angel called Ana

by | Oct 30, 2013 | Blog posts, Central America, Life

Traveling is amazing, but it also has some downsides. Some days I crave decent conversation. In English. Taxco had been great, but there were NO other travelers in town and I was beginning to tire of my own company.And then I met Ana.Ana was in Taxco as her son is a...

Oh Mexico Post….

by | Oct 23, 2013 | Blog posts, Central America, Life

How hard can it be? One little trip to the post office. Yet it was a mission and a half.I set off early in case there was a queue (you should see the queue for an ATM!). I decide to walk as a) it’s not far and b) I need the exercise. I walk about 1km...