I was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. As a young girl, I moved from the prairies out west to Vancouver, Whitehorse, Vancouver Island, Chile, and West Africa eventually ending up back on Vancouver Island in Qualicum Beach, where my husband and I live today.
Because of circumstances when I was younger, I wasn’t able to go further in my education than high school. Through hard work and determination I reached certain successes that made my working more...