Check-in: Welsh 3000s for Eid

It feels like it's been too long since I wrote. Heck, right now all I want to do is write + recite. Let the words breathe and flow through me. Just express, create, and paint pictures with words. Blow out all the tension, energy, ideas, hunger, and ambition bubbling beneath. What is fresh on my … Continue reading Check-in: Welsh 3000s for Eid

Where there is pain, there is love

"When do you suppose babies became so very precious? Are they more valued now because they can survive or do they survive because they are more valued?" Call the Midwife (Season 2, Episode 5; set in 1960) Let that sink in for a moment...... Poplar to Aberfan Now let's surge forward to 21 October 1966 … Continue reading Where there is pain, there is love

Mountain Leader Training

It's nearly 4 years since I completed my Mountain Leader Training (MLT) at Plas Y Brenin, the National Outdoor Centre in Wales. At the time I was completing my masters degree (Wellbeing in Public Policy and International Development) at the University of Bath. When I began this, my intention was always to pursue a PhD … Continue reading Mountain Leader Training