Everyone has a Story

Lately, I’ve been thinking about the state of the world.

The truth is it’s disheartening when you look at the horrible things some people are capable of - making it easy to forget that one good person really can make a difference.
So from time to time I’d like to tell you about people I meet along the way - people who remind me of how life should be lived - starting with one of the most interesting woman I know:


Name: Dannielle Hayes

Location: Lives in both New York and Vancouver

Occupation: photographer / bohemian / world traveller



Dannielle is:
- One of those rare people who are not defined by age.
- A very talented artist, her images are seen in some of the top museums in the world - she also does work in third world countries, for the United Nations.
- A femme fatale – men adore her – including my husband.
- A person who gives the men in her life funny little nicknames. There was Train Guy – a man who seemed to do most of his romancing on exotic train trips, and who can forget the guy who started out as Bobolicous and morphed into Bad Bob.
- A minimalist, she isn’t materialistic.
- A person with an interesting family - including a father who died in a mysterious plane crash in South America, and a daughter who has written and directed several successful movies.
- A widow - for months after her husband died she kept having a reoccurring dream in which she was trying to park two cars in NY – she eventually realized it was more about her dual role as both father and mother to her young daughter.
- A three time cancer survivor.
- A person who dances with abandon, drinks Campari and Soda in the summer, and gets up very early every morning.
- A great storyteller- don’t forget to ask her about the time she lived by Diana Arbus, was an artist in residence in Morocco or tried iawaska in South America.