A Different Way of Seeing. Helping You Make Sense of the Overwhelm
I’ve recently discovered a love of reading travel memoirs. While it in no way replaces the experience of exploring different countries and cultures, it does at least give me a taste of the travel I used to be able to do, and will hopefully be able to return to in time to come. A travel …
Last month I was honoured to be a speaker at the HerStory Women’s Global Empowerment Conference. The conference and the HerStory platform are the brainchild of Zimbabwean-born Getrude Matshe, who has been building the concept for the past few years, first as in-person conferences and currently as online summits. My 15-minute presentation was on the …
“I am named Fiji, and am a yellow Labrador cross Golden Retriever. I have a very special job – I’m a guide dog for the blind. Being a guide dog takes discipline and focus, but it also means my life is full of excitement. I have had plenty of adventures with my mom, Lois Strachan, …
Hello everyone, it’s me – Fiji! As I sit here happily remembering the run I had this morning with Dad and my doggy-sister Allie, I got to thinking about something that has been bothering me lately. How much screen time should we dogs allow our humans? Because both Mom and Dad seem to spend a …
I’ve been hosting a podcast on accessible travel for 2 ½ years and have recently been thinking about why someone with no connection to disability might gain value from listening to it. I believe one of the biggest barriers to the inclusion of persons with disabilities into society and the workplace is a lack of …
Here is a recent interview I did on how I became a writer. If you are one of the people who would love to write a book but do not know where to start, the PublishHer Podcast might be a great starting point for you. The PublishHer Podcast is the brainchild of Alexa Bigwarfe, who …
In the past month I’ve written quite a bit about the books I’ve been reading. Which has resulted in a few questions about how I actually engage with books. When I first lost my sight I had no idea of how I might be able to read books. Reading had been a fundamental part of …
I’m wagging so hard right now! I finally have a book cover for my forthcoming book, Paws for Thought: Seeing the world through the eyes of a guide dog. And it’s really pretty. At least I think it is. Because it’s got me on it! I know you’re probably frustrated that it’s taking so long …
Every time I interview someone for my accessible travel podcast, A Different Way of Travelling, I learn new ways in which people with disabilities engage with the travel and hospitality industries. This was especially true for the most recent episode we published. Normie Eckard has been a wheelchair user since a motor accident when he …
Hello everyone, it’s me – Fiji! I know I say it often, but there are some things about humans that confuse me. Like why they feel the need to ruin perfectly yummy food by cooking it. I mean, I’m ecstatically happy to be given a bowl of pellets at mealtimes. I’m so excited that I …