The Sydney Writer’s Festival is on right now and it has reignited the fire within me to get back to writing the book that so many of my friends and acquaintances have been asking about: the story of my three year journey through Latin America. I’m not much of a talker, but when you get me started on one of my adventures through South and Central America, you’ll have trouble stopping me. This is why for the last four years, people have been encouraging me to put my experiences into a book, to inspire others to get out into the world and, like me, discover themselves as they discover the world. Today I went to a workshop with Summer Land, who encouraged me to start this new “Writing” section of my blog, to keep you updated with my journey as a memoir writer. Please email me at info@aliciafox.net if you have any questions or if you would like me to blog about something in particular. I look forward to sharing with you. Thanks! Me working on the first draft of the book in Santa Catalina, Panama. I lived in this little surf village for 1 month on $3 a day, eating […] Read More
Working as an NGO photographer and documenting the work of not-for-profit organisations that are improving people’s lives, inspires me endlessly. More than anything, it brings a sense of hope. I have witnessed so many seemingly hopeless situations turned upside down, resulting in thriving human beings and optimistic communities, all thanks to the committed work of everyday people . These people show me that any one of us can be a hero, a lifesaver, even an angel. I’d like to share with you an excerpt from a book I am writing, about my three year journey through Latin America. This passage describes an experience I had in Nicaragua, while working with the amazing grass roots organisation, Empowerment International. The organisation was formed by an extraordinary North American woman Kathy, who couldn’t walk away from a community in need, so she moved to Nicaragua to work day and night to change their situation. I volunteered with Empowerment, teaching photography classes to the children and creating a photo documentary of their projects. On my first day volunteering with Empowerment, Anielka led me into the barrio of Villa de Esperanza, one of the poorest neighborhoods in Granada. Many of the families there were surviving […] Read More
