Greetings from Japan! Did you know that Wetaskiwin’s sister city, Ashoro (which is technically a town) is nestled in the foothills of Mt. Meakan? This means that we can find stunning ski hills in every direction. I have never really skied before; however, I cannot pass up the opportunity to hit the slopes here – seeing how the powder snow in Hokkaido is world-renowned. My community includes a handful of highly skilled skiers, and they have been patient and enthusiastic…
We can all agree that things are uncertain around the globe right now, amidst a global pandemic. Yet, I found a pretty rad opportunity to work in Japan, so I took it. I was not sure what to expect when travelling, so I documented my experience in case it could shed some light on airport and flying conditions right now. Also, big thank you to Mike Palmowski (@mikepalmowski on instagram, show him some love!) for the feature photo. IN FLIGHT…
I LOVE dragonfly season in the country. Once they start appearing, there are HUNDREDS of dragonflies that sit in the grass, on the flowers, all of the trees, and garden plants. Within a week, they’re as big as my fingers. The bigger they get, the friendlier/ more chill they seem to get as well. When I reach out towards them they often land on my fingertips, and they will let me pick them up if I approach them. I feel…
I am currently living on my parent’s farm, and have been taking some photos of the animals here because they are SO CUTE. I wanted to share a handful with you. Pictured above is Urie, my OG cat. She is 14 years old, and I’ve had her since she was a kitten, born right here on the farm. Recently, I thought about my cats and teared up a little bit – considering the farm cats (three of them) are all…
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On my instagram, I asked my followers to ask me any questions that they were curious about, so here are my answers below to some of the questions I got. …