she was a 'wanderess.' thus, she didn’t care about money, only experiences – whether they came from wealth or from poverty, it was all the same to her. – roman payne
Anyone who has spent any time away from home knows that the hardest times can come when the holidays arrive. I had never been a fan of Thanksgiving, I don’t really like the food, we don’t really have a family get together so why would I be feeling this sensitive? Turns out, you can get […]
Once we arrived home after October break it was clear that the embers of autumn have fallen and stitched together an ash ridden sky. The cold fingers of the season have tightened their grip on our sunlight nearly stealing it from our sky. It would be easy to fall into a hibernation, lock oneself into […]
It has been a while, I have to admit before I have done a proper tip of the hat, wag of the finger edition. I am a couple trips behind now so I figured now is a perfect time as any. For those of you who don’t know I’m stealing this idea from Stephen Colbert and […]
Have you ever visited a place where you just realise how ridiculously small our perspective on life is and how that makes it so that drawing up meaningful conclusions an impossible task because the complexities of cultures, the comprehension of the past and how it has shaped the world seem improbable because although our lives […]
It wasn’t until the leaves of autumn glowed brightly that I began to understand why a holiday was needed in October. It had seemed so frivolous to just get a holiday at the end of the month, after years of teaching I should have known better. My patience was wearing and my spirit was antsy […]
Weeks wore on as I was adjusting my wheels to my new home. Seasons were about to turn and I had heard that Autumn lasted just a tad longer than a blink. But little did we know that October had some tricks up her sleeve. Warsaw had been blessed with magnificent weather the sun wasn’t […]
Stumbling off the steps of the bus I nearly sprinted across the school in just enough time to slip into an über which whisked us to my apartment. I swapped teacher wear for weekend costumes and we were on our way again. All aboard the train and finding our place in the beer cart it […]
Waking up the next day was a prolonged process it wasn’t until afternoon had long made it’s arrival that my eyes peeled themselves open. My stomach had fangs of hunger but my body was a victim of gravity refusing to put up any kind of fight. Luckily, my newly found neighbour met me outside and […]
I had pictured this day in my mind for many moons, prepared for a rocky take off I was astonished at how I moved through the moments with ease. Although nerves twisted through my veins violently my heart remained calm. My goodbyes were hitting deep and the feeling of missing my family had already begun. Tears […]
Living within a city for the better part of a decade you begin to ebb and flow with it’s vibes. Overtime it becomes as organic and essential as your own heartbeat and stride. Once my fate overseas was sealed the scenery around took on a golden glow. A city that was once draped with a […]
a wanderess tale 