Love letter to Cumberland
Cumberland, How do I even begin to express my love for you? By dancing in your streets, hugging all your people, writing you a love...
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Joke De Roeck
Jun 21, 20173 min read
Lost in the woods
One fine Tuesday morning I decided it was time for a road trip. I loaded the car with coffee, cookies, my friend Ryan and a gangsta rap...
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Joke De Roeck
Jun 19, 20172 min read
Cougar tales
Where do I begin? As soon as my work visa expired, adventures started happening for real. No more work means all time to play. One big...
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Joke De Roeck
Jun 1, 20172 min read
Life right about now
Oh what a wonderful day! Waking up feeling free, birds singing it's time to shine. Morning coffee rituals with friends in the garden....
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Joke De Roeck
May 11, 20172 min read
May Full Moon
It was too late to couch surf, so I crawled into my car. Taking off my muddy boots, trading wet clothes for a warm body. It's hard to...
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Joke De Roeck
May 10, 20172 min read
Living on couches
Couch surfing is as simple as it is genius. You spend the night on someone's couch. The fun part is: you usually find yourself in a...
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Joke De Roeck
Apr 17, 20172 min read
Atmosphere: a gathering of goodness
I don’t have many regrets in life, but one festival I do regret missing out on last year, is Atmosphere Gathering. After hearing all the...
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Joke De Roeck
Apr 10, 20171 min read
Forest magic
Maple syrup to sweeten up the day time changed and so did my mind. Shifts in perception following mornings spent in the forest in the...
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Joke De Roeck
Mar 28, 20172 min read
Vancouver Island Lovin'
It's been two months since I moved to Vancouver Island and I am feeling settled in. As if I've been here all along, like the trees in the...
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Joke De Roeck
Mar 20, 20171 min read
Wintersleep
While he's looking for himself on an island a ferry ride away I'm searching for a car to drive through the country over the mountains...
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Joke De Roeck
Mar 9, 20172 min read
Into the woods
It has taken me months, but I am finally embracing the snow. Yes, it is March. And yes, it is still snowing in Cumberland. I just moved...
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Joke De Roeck
Mar 6, 20171 min read
Winter beach fire
Dirty chai to set the mood slow tunes follow the rising sun you rest your head on the dragonfly pillow your hand shades your eyes I jump...
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Joke De Roeck
Feb 14, 20173 min read
Valentine's Day plans
When you start your day with two blocks of chocolate and you find yourself longingly staring at the bottle of red wine, wondering if 9 am...
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Joke De Roeck
Feb 4, 20172 min read
Island life
It's been one week since I left the mainland to bundle up in a tiny house on Vancouver Island. And boy, it feels good to be here! Already...
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Joke De Roeck
Feb 1, 20172 min read
City girl goes island
You know how sometimes when one door closes, another, better one, opens? Flashback to the beginning of December in Toronto. It was...
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Joke De Roeck
Jul 6, 20163 min read
Vancouver Island, let's get married
I've been living in the beautiful land of Canada for one month now and I fell in love 5692573 times already. Life is good in the summer...
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Joke De Roeck
Jun 19, 20161 min read
Weekend in the woods
Life's on a roll meeting people on a daily base tagging along going places I wouldn't even know about if it wasn't for talking to...
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