Dispatches from Toronto, Canada
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Leaving day; Last-minute packing; Traffic jams and farewells
Leaving Day. The culmination of years of idle thinking, serious planning, and frantic preparations. The reason for tying up all my life's loose ends and putting it into storage. The beginning of an experience that will leave me materially destitute and - I hope - immeasurably enriched in experience. For

The last ride; Goodbyes to the neighbourhood; Cooking fish
Today is the day before we leave. The process of really, truly coming to grips with the fact that we're leaving is one that has happened in tiny and unexpected ways. As I was cycling around the neighbourhood saying goodbye to everyone, it suddenly struck me that I'd be leaving











