degan walters

I’ve been so restless lately and wanting to travel, but as I’m also broke, I’ve been going on little mini adventures around town. Last week I went to a restaurant in Chinatown and was seated at a table with an old woman and her mother, neither of who appeared to speak English. So we smiled and nodded and pointed at each other and it was great fun. I only live a few blocks from Chinatown, so I’m planning on doing a lot more of this, as well as seeking out the hidden authentic Mexican restaurants about town.

...slowly.

Ran 5K early last week.
Ran 8K twice this week.

Still a long way to go, however. 34.2K’s, to be exact. Ugh.

People have been asking how the fundraising has been going and now that I’m officially a month into it, I figured I’d better post an update. I’m 14% – almost 15% – of the way there! I’m so stoked at the response and grateful.

Unfortunately I have to have $5700 (minimum) by August, so I’m going to have to have to up the progress a bit, but most of the ideas I’ve had so far (BBQ, Greek dinner party, Pub night, seawall advertising) seem like they would work better in the summer, so I may be in planning mode for a bit more. I’m also thinking of making some things to sell on Etsy, and that is a decidedly wintry thing, so maybe I’ll start there.

Any other great fundraising ideas, please let me know.

More info on the whole thing here:
www.arthritis.ca/joints/bc/DeganBeley