John Freeman, 27, is a recent graduate of an 8 week course at the KiBO Foundation in Kampala, Uganda. He is known by the name Kiggwe John. His father died at an early age so he went to live with his grandmother. Unfortunately he wasn’t able finish high school because of the cost – primary school is [...]
December 17, 2010 / 1 Comment / Read More
Anil Polat is the blogger and brains behind FoXNomad, a travel blog heavy with tech information. His blog is always my first stop if I need tech travel advice. Concurrently he also runs Tech Guide for Travel and Travel Blog Advice; where he finds the time to run them, I don’t know. Anil is in the enviable position [...]
December 16, 2010 / 2 Comments / Read More

With more darkness than daylight and my Vitamin D levels falling precipitously I felt I was in need of some fresh air, mountain scenery and a dose of happy hormones. So yesterday I went snowshoeing at the top of Grouse Mountain. The top of Grouse Mountain was a zoo – but in a good way. [...]
December 6, 2010 / 15 Comments / Read More
Years ago I didn’t appreciate receiving a book as much as I do now. There’s almost a delicious feeling I get when I can steal hours at a time to read. It doesn’t happen often enough but once Christmas is over, I can usually find a few afternoons to curl up with a book. Here’s [...]
December 14, 2010 / 4 Comments / Read More
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