I am a retired Humanities school teacher from Western Canada, now living in the beautiful province of British Columbia in the North Okanagan region. Living where I do, my summers include boating, water skiing, fishing, removing trees, making firewood, gardening and chasing the bears away from my grape vines. In the winter I shovel snow, build things in my workshop, shovel snow, carry wood, shovel snow, read, shovel snow, write, shovel snow ............... but often my wife and I travel to various places to get away from the snow. I like to write when away from my home or when traveling.........there are too many chores to do and too many distractions when I am at home. I love to travel to places which are steeped in history. This gives me the opportunity to learn more about the places to which we go. I have especially enjoyed my trips across Canada, to Europe, to the Mediterranean area, to Russia and to Turkey. There are still many places that I would like to see and experience.