Rick's Turning Point

Today really is my last last day in Canada. Sitting at the airport after a beautiful, exhausting week/month of goodbyes and leavings. Last ...

Yes, tomorrow. For 2 years. Which is why I shouldn't be blogging. I've posted two pieces about this move on our family blog - htt...

Empty. Desolate. Our ideal communal property feels like it's been ripped through by a tornado. Our dear neighbours have left. When ...

For the past three months, I was in Myanmar supporting the co-operative movement on behalf of the Canadian Co-operative Association . Bring...

For almost 3 months now we’ve been living and working in Myanmar, sharing photos and writings about beauty, cultural learning, spiritual gr...

Boys will be boys. Whether Myanmar or Canadian, white- or brown-skinned, boys will be silly, wild, creative, bored. Teenagers will be agg...

I can’t remember the last time I wore pants. Undies, however, may need to come back into use. When I wear my longyi (traditional skirt tha...