And so I find myself yet again living in another home in Chile, this time I'm back in the capital Santiago. The difference this time is who I'm living with and it is massively upping my experience of being here. Mona and I met about two years ago in a 'Hula Bajo De La Luna'... Continue Reading →

Last night was the first night I hooped with fire. I bought my bendy wicks a couple of months ago back home, however not having a huge hooping community on my doorstep unlike I have here I decided to wait before the first burn. The wicks came with a list of instructions, dos and don't... Continue Reading →

Last night I made the foolish mistake of putting my feet (in two pairs of socks) on the floor of my bedroom for all of 30 seconds before I swung my legs into bed. We'd had such a sunny and clear day, the Andes bold and reflecting the sun off her snowy sides. I took... Continue Reading →

  I am trying to think of questions to ask myself about Paraguay to see how I can wrap it all up in a closing statement, paragraph or feeling. Or at least some way I finish the final details to this 6 part scratch at the surface. I think about is how Paraguay is water,... Continue Reading →

  One morning I got up to buy fruit and on the way I passed 5 boys, sleeping huddled together on the street and around the corner a little girl huddled under a bush. I deiced upon seeing them that whatever fruit I bought I would share with them on my way back. First I... Continue Reading →

  This is the first time I have travelled with a boyfriend, learning the swings and roundabouts of someone else whilst realising a few things about my own. It is very annoying I have discovered, when someone points out 'faults' that they are guilty of all the time. It is bloody wonderful when you want... Continue Reading →

  Bread, the most basic of food stuffs, is the perfect signature of a place whilst on the move. I sometimes find that with travelling around so much that these signatures help mark the differences in the places that I get to visit, keeping me from becoming complacent. And with Paraguay it is the use... Continue Reading →

  The 8th Convention de Circo Paraguay 2017 in Minga Guazu was rich with talent, skill and style from all over South America and beyond. If you think how each country has is unique when it comes to food, fashion and music, imagine what happened when you rolled a bunch of circus freaks together for 6... Continue Reading →

  Dear Circus Seekers, I have just come back from a month round trip in Paraguay, a circus convention is what brought me there but as you may imagine the mission rewarded those that took it with much more. In two years of travelling in South America previously I only met 1 person from Paraguay and... Continue Reading →