14th August 2013 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Events, North America / 7 comments

I am sitting on a mat on the wooden floor, in my socks, facing a large xylophone-like instrument. In the windowless room, a dozen other people, ranging in age from 20 to 70, are also […]

13th August 2013 / Canada, Destinations, North America / 2 comments

Kingston is roughly half-way between Toronto and Montreal, along highway 401. I’ve made the trip between those two cities dozens of times over the last 25 years, yet I never thought of stopping here until […]