Since our car was stolen we’ve officially gone without a car. Sure, we’ve borrowed one here and there and for the past three months have enjoyed using Becky’s parent’s car while they traveled, but none-the-less I can actually say that I don’t own a car. Well that looks like it might have to change …

Every year all of the slices of silverorange come from their various parts of the world to our HQ here on PEI for a summit. Years ago, at our first ever summit, this unfornuate event happened.

““The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community [even if their intentions are ever so earnest], but the person who loves those around them will create community.” - Dietrich Bonheoffer  •  “

This past weekend Becky and I were downtown shopping (yes, some people still shop downtown). While looking through her purse, Becky realized that we had a store credit at a local clothing company from a return we made last fall. We decided to use the credit to get Becky suited up for our winter of …

Since we returned from Venezuela I have been working on a post about the North American view of the country. While there we discovered that most of what is said about the country in North America is media spin.  •  Today I stumbled upon "Go to Venezuela, You Idiot!" a great article, by Jeff Cohen …

Here on Margarita Island we've noticed that there seems to be somewhat of a musical time warp. At first we thought it was a taxi driver here, or a store there, but over the past two months we've noticed a trend: The North American music being listened to down here is 10-20 years old.  •  Artists …

It was Peter’s trip to France that sparked the idea: go somewhere and actually live there. Don’t pass through a place, live in it. Live in a community for an extended period of time. Instead of touring an entire country in five days, stay a few weeks in the same town and saunter around. Take time …

Twelve interesting things we've discovered about life on Margarita Island (and in Venezuela):  •  Beer is cheaper than water (20 cents a can).  •  Gas is cheaper than beer (4 cents a litre).  •  Cheddar Cheese is non-existent. We've looked high and low and the closest we've come is Kraft singles …

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