Photo Friday: A chocolate tale

A lot of stories you read this weekend and for the rest of this month will probably start something like…

How an eating disorder changed my life

I had many internal conversations with myself about how I would feel about sharing this story with the entire world…

Photo Friday: Adventures in Montréal

A week-and-a-half ago, I had the great opportunity to spend a few days in Montréal, a place I have not…

Meet Adam Groffman: Full-time traveller

Meet Adam Groffman: A Texas-born American living in Berlin who spent his childhood and college years in Boston before giving up his…

Three body-positive stories you need to read, now!

Maybe it’s that everyone’s new year’s resolutions are seriously failing (as expected) or maybe there has been a serious improvement…

How to jump-start your career as a writer: Start writing

Listening to Metro Morning, a CBC radio program on weekday mornings, a few months ago, I heard the host of…

How to stand out as a Canadian tourist in Australia

On October 6, 2014, I hopped on a plane to embark on a 20-hour journey from Toronto to Sydney. This…

All she wants for Christmas is school

Jenny Benson is the president of The Aninga Project, an organization based in Halifax that helps girls in Uganda. Benson…

Photo Friday: Toronto Christmas Market

On Monday, December 8, I had the great pleasure of visiting the Toronto Christmas Market; a huge holiday tradition in…