[where I am and how I got here]

I walk over to my window and draw my curtains until they consume the last sliver of autumn light. My mind is a windstorm and each thought is a fallen leaf. I’m reaching out. I’m chasing them.  They graze my finger tips for a moment and then twirl away. Dizzying. I breathe. I breathe slowly until the leaves still and fall to the ground.  

Have you ever had a day like that? A day where, for any number of reasons, your mind just refuses to be silent? The last time I can distinctly remember having one of those days was about a year ago. I was a couple months into my first year of university in Guelph, Ontario. The people around me were lovely, my profs were engaging, my courses were fairly interesting. But I had a very clear feeling from the start that I wasn’t meant to be walking down whatever path I was on at the time.

Alright, I’ll be honest, this may have had something to do with the fact that I chose the University of Guelph based on its campus coffee shop. (You think I’m kidding…) What can I say…there’s something to be said for good ambiance and a decent espresso. So,  yeah…I drank a lot of coffee. I read a lot of books. I watched a lot of Greys Anatomy. I basically became nocturnal. And I tried to piece together where it was I wanted to be in my life and how on earth I was gonna get there.

I was craving adventure and kindred spirits. I wanted mountains to climb and rivers to paddle and an ocean close by. A family friend had told me once about a program called the Adventure Guide Diploma at Thompson Rivers University out in Kamloops, BC. I applied, got in, and moved out to Kamloops from Temagami, Ontario at the end of August.

Anyways, long story short. It was easily one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. It’s an exquisite thing to have moments when you feel like you are exactly where you should be. – and lately, I’ve been having a lot of them.

I’ve always had an interest in writing and photography – so, this blog is a way for me to start sharing little bits and pieces of my thoughts and my adventures.  

 “Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson