The most challenging thing about pursuing a career as an author is the lack of structured support. With no official guidelines, the only true markers of success, is success itself. Whether it’s having an article published online or becoming a Best Selling author,the fulfillment of most writers ambitions relies very much on some sort of final outcome. During my…
Before my first book (Five Weeks in the Amazon) was published, I would repeat a quote to myself over and over, like a mantra, almost every day. I am not sure where I heard it, but it went like this; “The only difference between someone who is an author, and someone who is not an…
About 70,000 or 80,000 Canadians are legally entitled to consume marijuana, but this number is much lower than those seeking change. During the summer of 2015 there was a small window of time when some Medical Marijuana Dispensary’s had smoking lounges for customers use. I found them to be safe, relaxed, and a communal space for people…
Authors Note: This is the an interview with an extraordinary human named Sonya Sangster. Both our families raised us in Tsawwassen, a small town 45 minutes south of Vancouver. Her views and opinions strongly resonate with me, and I am proud to have had this chance to question her. After knowing Sonya for almost 30 years, I wanted to…
We woke up in Campbell River, on Vancouver Island, B.C., and while it wasn’t raining, the puddles in the parking lot were frozen. The further north we went after we left the hotel, the more the land surrounding us became open and remote. In all directions it became dense and thickly forested. All different shades of green could…
One of the most spectacular temples in Asia, if not the world, is the Angkor Wat Temple in Siem Reap. But for a budget-conscious backpacker, the options are limited. A one-day ticket will set you back $20, and a three-day ticket is $40 (all prices in USD). Let’s be honest, most backpackers want to have it all,…
I began to explore a possibility. That life could be learned from those who had lived in earnest and captured it in their literature. Like it is with any subject. To study philosophy is to study life, and its counterpart, death. Does the fact millennia of time has spanned between their life and mine change how much they knew then, or how little…
