Encounters With Mortality, Part Two

In urban Canada, the pervasive use of heavy-duty vehicles stems mostly from environmentally destructive ego-tripping as opposed to any actual utility in road navigation. The proverbial marketing image of an SUV climbing steeply up the Rockies reveals itself to be utter nonsense when, in reality, said machines spend the majority of their lifetimes [...]

Encounters With Mortality, Part One

Despite my best efforts to immerse myself in my current Canadian environment, my mind often wanders back to my life on the beach in Mozambique. Ok, not literally on the beach- but still no more than a ten minute cab ride (or, when feeling more adventurous, a forty minute walk) away. I [...]