AJ Bear's Travels

10: Spend time on the deck and breathe. AJ could watch the ocean for hours and hours.. He relished in being surrounded by nature's beauty. The eagles would fly down…

I wanted to accomplish my goal of biking 50 km and with the help of my 3 new e bike girlfriends, we set out to do that today. Our aim…

Did you know there is a proper way to start and stop your bicycle? I didn't know that. I am a novice cyclist and am determined to get comfortable so…

On Sunday June 9,2019 the 35th World Partnership Walk is going to take place at the Legislature Grounds in Edmonton. I've been going to the walk for the past 30…

“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.  Life is beauty, admire it.  Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it.  Life…

I thought I would be able to write something profound about my experience on my first day back. But the shock of the 35 degree change in weather and the…

Some advice for the inexperienced traveller. Along with some rules that need to be adhered to. Rule #1: Do not steal papayas- no matter how good they look. They will…

One of the things on my wish list whilst in Uganda was to visit both the tertiary hospitals as well as the local referral hospital that are government funded. I…

I love the motto of  Learning Beyond Borders  (LBB) : “Connecting communities through the power of education.” How very appropriate.  Development comes with opportunities for and challenges that must be…

It's my last day in Fort Portal. Then it's to Kampala and hopefully some experience rounding at their tertiary hospital and teaching residents. I was lucky enough to get a…