Skip to content
The Green Backpack
Travel tales and other everyday adventures
  • Blog
  • Where I’ve been
  • Work with me!
  • Who am I?

Search Results for: volunteer

Volunteering with L’auberge des Migrants and Help Refugees – a human experience

Since coming back to the UK and writing this, a lot has changed. The French authorities decided to destroy the South half of the camp, and even though they promised it would be gradual, humane and respectful of … Read the rest

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Challenges, France Filed under: Calais, France, volunteer 4d Comments

Where is the humanity?

Since I got back to Canada, I feel like I’ve given up hope. While I love skydiving and it makes me feel much calmer. It is after all my therapy, where I can be only in the moment … Read the rest

Continue Reading →

Posted in: France Filed under: Calais, Choose love, humanity, Refugees, volunteer 6d Comments

But, what do you eat?

When I meet new people, there’s always a point where I end up having to explain my diet choice.

In order to test out the reaction, I usually mention how I can’t do dairy because it gives me … Read the rest

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Personal life Filed under: no animal products, no meat, Vegan, veganism 2d Comments

Settling down for the summer

After being on the road for the last few years without getting paid for most of the work I did, yay volunteering, it was getting time for me to get an actual paying job.

I had loved my … Read the rest

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Canada Filed under: GO Skydive, skydiving, Summer, working Leave a comment

Return on my Calais experience

In August I returned to Calais for three months. These three months were extremely busy at times, challenging, inspiring and tiring. I’ve now been back for a little while but I wasn’t ready to write about my experience … Read the rest

Continue Reading →

Posted in: France Filed under: Calais, Help Refugees, volunteer 3d Comments

Surprise birthday party in the Pyrenees

About two months ago, I receive a message from one of my friend from the Antarctica trip. He was organising a surprise birthday party for his now wife for her 30th anniversary in the Pyrenees. This sounded … Read the rest

Continue Reading →

Posted in: France Filed under: France, Hiking, Pyrenees 2d Comments

A quick weekend back in the normal world

20160918_162054

After a few days sleeping and relaxing in Brighton, I feel like I can finally take the time to write something up. As I logged on I realised that almost one month has gone by since I last … Read the rest

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Challenges Leave a comment

Helping Refugees in Calais

Sitting on a beach in Calais, with the sun warming my skin and the fresh air from the sea, I’m lost in my thoughts, as one does. I’m surrounded by people on vacation, seemingly oblivious to what’s happening … Read the rest

Continue Reading →

Posted in: France Filed under: Calais, Refugees 1 Comment

Settling down or new adventure?

By now you probably all know I’ve been back in Canada for a while already. And as it was to be expected, it’s been rather interesting, difficult and challenging. Visiting my friends and family, reconnecting and spending time … Read the rest

Continue Reading →

Posted in: France Filed under: Calais, canada, Departure, volunteer Leave a comment

Making decisions

Making decisions is hard. I’m not going to lie. Particularly when you have many options to choose from. There’s no way to know ahead of time if the decision you are making today is the right one. It … Read the rest

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Personal life Filed under: beliefs, decisions, values 2d Comments

Post navigation

Page 1 of 2
1 2 Next →

Recent Posts

  • Exploring Fiji Islands – Part 2
  • Exploring Fiji Islands – Part 1
  • Sailing from New Zealand to Fiji
  • Lisbon and Sintra, a week-long stopover in Portugal
  • Splendid Kingdom of Tonga

Never miss another post!

* indicates required

Categories

Newsletter

Categories

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
  • Blog
  • Where I’ve been
  • Work with me!
  • Who am I?
  • Facebook
Copyright © 2023 The Green Backpack — Uptown Style WordPress theme by GoDaddy