Monthly Archives: June 2018


Things are changing

I walked by an old woman, in traditional dress sitting outside of her home, and noticed that she was sending a message to someone on Whatsapp. My two year old daughter can open my phone’s photo album and scan through the pictures. Google is launching weather balloons that can provide Wi-Fi and the Bolivian government […]


Alma Foundation annual party 2018

On June 7, 220 Alma supporters gathered together at Old Fort York for our 8th annual party. As we have come to expect, the weather was perfect, the food spectacular, and the pisco sours invigorating! Best of all, was the chance to party with our “supporters” – a  thoughtful, kind and fun group of people. […]


Birdsong

I awake to the sounds of the birds. There are so many different birds: the loudest and most obvious are the roosters, self-consciously crowing since before sunrise. Next are the nearby songbirds and their familiar chirps and whistles that can be heard seemingly everywhere in the world. But then, from further off, deeper into the […]