Archive | May, 2010
Return To So Called Normal
One of the things that I like reading on a travel blog are the updates people write once they get home. I think that coming home is as much a part of the journey as the planning and the traveling was and I like hearing how people adjust back into their ‘normal’ lives. It seems [...]
Continue reading...Re-Entry
22. May 2010
We’ve been back in Canada for two weeks now and, in many ways, our year away already seems like a distant dream. It’s amazing how quickly comfort and familiarity ingrain themselves again. We are enjoying being surrounded by culture we know and understand, are loving catching up with family and friends, and are happily getting [...]
Continue reading...Lasts
8. May 2010
Last day, last country, last international flight. We’re currently winging our way back to Canada three hundred and forty five days after we left. We had so many firsts when we first set off that it was impossible to count them all. First time packing the bags, first long-distance, overnight bus ride, first time staying [...]
Continue reading...Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk
2. May 2010
These are just a couple of my cravings Everything it seems I like’s a little bit stronger A little bit thicker, a little bit harmful for me We’ve been away now for almost a year. A year without the comforts of home, familiar culture, food and routine. We’ll be back in Canada in less than [...]
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Wanna-be expat. Giant Stepper. 
Welcome to OneGiantStep.
I'm Gillian. In 2009 my partner, Jason, and I set out to travel the world for a year.
Now we're looking for something more long term; a place outside of our 'home and native land' to hang our hat; another Giant Step along the path.
Come along as we figure out where to go and how to get there.
29. May 2010
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