Staycation kick-off...

"You came in with a breeze, on Sunday morning..."

Yesterday was an epic day with good friends, new foods, cultures, locations, sunshine and a fresh mind...all in my own backyard: Roncesvailles, High Park, Parkdale, Trinity Bellwood, Kensington & the quintessential sushi in the Annex. Ok, so it wasn`t quite in my backyard, as the official measurements of the yard of my townhouse shared with 3 other eclectic souls in the St.Lawrence Market district of Toronto might be 15 x 20 feet (without the shadows), but you get the idea.

Nothing says loving quite as well as being a tourist in your own town - so at 9:30am bright and early Sunday morning (complete with `proper footware`, backpack and extra large camera...)

Care and I, my tiny tot friend with a wit sharper than a set of Cutco`s and love of science, set off on the queen street car to Roncevailles: the up and came westend hood of TO known for its Polish food, proximity to High Park and yummy mummies

Once arrived at the sunny spot of Ronce, the tree-lined off-shoot streets of Roncevailles border this `so-Toronto`street of indie cafes, grocery & flower shops, Polish delis and delights, sprinkled with a hint of catholicism as those in their Sunday best emerge from their weekly hommage to the big guy in the sky...




Walking just a few blocks West, we find ourselves in Toronto`s take on Central Park - High Park. Delicious detached from the city core, yet linked at the same time, our stroll through this urban oasis is greenalicious.

We emerged out the north end of the park, strolled along Bloor West, then back down Ronce stopping to have a Polish lunch of Borscht with sour cream, egg and dill, then east on Queen alllll the way home to Care's place on Church and King.








What an incredible way to welcome back the sunshine, and also clear the mind for this week - playing the waiting game to hear back from Leith & Jochen re: SFA Project Assistant. (aka dream job at Von Trapp house in Salzburg, Austria)

Here are the facts:

Wednesday, May 12 - 30 minute Skype interview with Leith in Chicago

• She said I did "very well" and very sufficiently answered the questions about why I want the job, staying diplomatic, maintaining relationships and communicating with different groups of people
• My communications background is a strong advantage
• They are really looking for someone with "charisma" to engage and get the SFA off the ground
• There are 5 or 6 total short listed candidates - all of which will have been interviewed by now (last interview slot was Sunday)
• She and Jochen will let all candidates know by Wednesday of this week @ the latest of the outcome....

Less than 72 hours and counting....

PLEASE please please send your positivity this way :)

xoxo

V

Eat, love, surf?

"You have a right to your dreams, and don't be denied..."

Ben Harper

This week's sunshine fest has made it challenging not to want to spend every waking moment lapping up the Spring time's warm rays. The clear skies have even continued through the evenings, where for the past 2 nights, after I've turned my light off, and climb under the covers, what do I see peering at me with a grin on its face - but the bright white crescent moon sneaking its way through the tiny 2 inch space between the silk curtains and the window frame around them just next to my. What a serendipidous alignment of the stars...literally.

So on that note, I couldn't help but share a delightfully serendipidous find of an opportunity to combine some of my favourite things: surfing, photography, chatting with travelers, oh and did I mention it's a surf camp in Bali?

starsurfcampsbali.com

They're looking for someone to help run the camp, a Tour Assistant, for July & August, and within moments of reading the description, I applied to dear Sami, Joe & Pablo to consider my application.

Now we play the waiting game...

But until then, if you're craving some surf action, check out this head-cam video they put together...this was indeed jaw dropping...