If I Could Live Anywhere – A Simple Live In The Maldives

Originally Published: November 14th, 2024 2026 My answer this year, to this recycled Daily Prompt question is: I would love to live on an island in The Maldives. A quiet, simple life, happily exploring the turquoise, tropical waters populated with a lovely variety of marine inhabitants. I would also do my part in helping to…

A Letter To My 100-Year-Old Self

Originally Published: March 10th, 2025 2026 Dear Stephanie, I hope you and Michael have lived on a cruise ship like you spoke of, then settled on a small island in Thailand to live out the rest of your days on earth. I hope you start each morning with meditation and a gentle yoga practice on…

Why I Choose The Beach Over The Mountains

Originally Published: November 22nd, 2024 This is a tough choice because I love the mountains for their solitude within the forest and I love being at the beach. But, as a born and raised Nova Scotian, the ocean has been a part of my life. Therefore, I love being on, near or under the sea….

2018 International Week at American School of Doha – Parade of Flags

This is an amazing week at work!!!  Faculty, staff and students bring almost 90 countries and cultures of the world to ASD! The Parade of Flags is a highlight!!!  The feeling in the air is electric as so many people from so many countries are gathered together to celebrate community!! This is the only time…

Phuket, Thailand – Riding Bareback on LuLu the Elephant

Moral Dilemma This was a moral dilemma. It was so, SO exciting to ride an elephant – bareback at that!!!! An experience I will never forget because it was a teenager dream Indiana Jones inspired adventure come true…. BUT…. Only if the elephants are treated ethically. Most of the Tripadvisor feedback of elephant safaris in…