About me: Clare
Taken on the Blasket Islands, July 2014
I am twenty one years old and I was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. I have since moved from SJ and have lived for the past twelve years in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
To describe myself, I have chosen a number of character trait questions to answer~
- What is your nickname? ClareBear
- What books on your shelf are begging to be read? Kingdom Journeys by Seth Barnes
- What is the strangest thing you believed as a child? That my parents were aliens and suited up into their human costumes daily.
- When was the last time you really pushed yourself to your physical limits? The West Coast Trail, 75 kms of coastline and woods on Vancouver Island
WCT, summer of 2013
- What’s something that amazes you? Astronomy
- Where’s your favourite place to take an out-of-town guest? Hellsgate (funny name….beautiful waterfalls) and Martinique Beach.
- What’s your all-time favourite town? Dingle, Ireland
The Blasket Islands, Co. Kerry off the coast of the Dingle Peninsula.
- What was the best news you ever received? John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.
- What do you think about more than anything else? Apart from the Race, I think about building my own yurt/cob house.
- Any crazy hair style? Dreads
- Crunchy or smooth PB? Crunchy
- What is your dream car? Hippie Van
Biarritz, France 2012
- How many countries have you visited? Eighteen officially. Not including Alaska, Hawaii, Scotland (Orkney Islands), Northern Ireland and Corsica
- Do you have tattoos? Yes. I have one on my wrist. It says sister in Elvish.
- Do you dare to run a marathon? Yes, I have yet to run a full but I have run eleven half marathons.
MEC Half Marathon, Shubie Park, October 27th, 2013
- Have you ever broken a bone? My collar bone in a bike accident.
- If you won a $5,000 shopping spree to any store, which store would you pick? MEC (Canadian REI equivalent)
- What has shaped your life? My Ywam DTS
Graduation from my Ywam DTS, Meyzieu, France
And this is a little bit about me. 😀
God Bless ~ Clare
Some more descriptions about myself ~
1) I found out about the World Race in 2012 while volunteering in homeless shelter in Paris through Ywam. I met a lady there from Virginia who told me about her upcoming World Race mission trip. Her name is Emily Miller. I was amazed by the prospect of eleven countries in eleven months. Three years later here I am.
2) My family story: Both Mom and Dad are Christians. I was raised in the Church throughout my life but whenever Juniour High hit things became rougher in the household. For a period of a couple years the family would only go sporatically to Church. It was only until 2014 when a major change happened in our family that we started going together to Church. At the same time Mom and Dad’s relationship blossomed.
3) My faith story: I was saved while attending youth summer camp when I was thirteen. I attended youth group throught Juniour high and a bit into High School. Truly, what made an indelable impact on my life was attending a Ywam DTS in France in 2012. I learned about unconditional love. And that concept blew my mind! Totally amazing! Unfathomable! And it was on my outreach while volunteering in a homeless shelter in Paris that I heard about the World Race. I wasn’t old enough so I thought about it for three years, then applied and was accepted for July 2015.
4) I love to hike, swim, run, camp, kayak, write letters, read, make beer and wine, research various topics, all things irish and above all travel.
5) My dream is to make a good living where I continue to have the means to globetrot. I want to live a simple life in an idealic location. A place near the ocean and mountains. I would love to live in a cabin/yurt like home. I would have a garden on my property and grow vegetables and fruits. I would love to learn more languages. Be married. And have children.
