I've managed to spend a healthy portion of the last four Canadian winters in warmer, southern parts. There are many species of birds that fly south for a more comfortable experience, why not me? When the Canadian Geese silhouette themselves against the prairie skies in I dig out my passport and start googling; cheap, flight, warm... now. Traveling always requires a budget of sorts and if my bank account isn't flush VISA saves the day. Sometimes I'm fortunate enough that an organization or individual will fit the bill in exchange for moving/still images. I love the idea of a good ol' horse trade and I couldn't think of a better way to pay for new experiences in far away places.

Over the last 4 years I've been lucky enough to travel to Asia twice, Central America thrice, and now I'm south ofthe Equator in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.  I'm a volunteer photojournalist for CUSO-VSO photographing other volunteers in the field. My collogue, Lisa Gregoire is writing the stories and I'm providing images. We have been sent to Tanzania to collect volunteer stories  to help the organization fundraise and recruit. Exciting times ahead! *more blog posts*