Feral Geographer

the feral geographer is a cis-gendered white queer female who lives on an island off the western coast of canada.

she really is a geographer, as evidenced by

• a childhood obsession with maps
• a university degree in the discipline
• a current membership with the canadian association of geographers

she really is feral too, or at least she strives to be… as evidenced by

• a habit of skipping work in favour of reading/adventuring/making stuff
• a predilection for scavenging items from the trash instead of buying them new
• a preference for relying on community instead of the state to solve her problems

the feral geographer also identifies as an anarchist, a feminist, an activist, an anti-racist, and an artist. oh yeah, and a bike geek: she loves bicycles. other favourite things include d.i.y., science fiction, chapped lips, public transit, public radio, public libraries, figs, home canning, and critical analysis of just about anything. the feral geographer takes a stand against particle board, gates that stand alone with no fence on either side of them, and fruit salad; she urges you to do the same.

as fg has found geography to be more a matter of perspective rather than a way of earning a living, she is currently attending trade school in a pre-apprenticeship electrician program; you may notice that her adventures in this realm have provided much blog fodder.

folks who appear in this blog include oats, fg’s lover; ballou, oats’ cat; and mo, the new puppy.  fg shares a house with her friends and neighbours, captain pestou and s.u.m., who also care for fg’s ex’s cat, gamin.

there are probably more recurring characters who could do with pseudonyms, but it’s a work in progress.

along with mae callen at driving fast on loose gravel, fg administers Queer Canada Blogs, which is a blogroll of queers living in Canada as well as Canadian queers living elsewhere.

you can contact fg via feralgeographer at gmail dot com and follow her on twitter @feral_g

a note about comments:
fg loves comments. however, if you use her real name, a readily-identifiable nickname, or anything that indicates her location in your comment, the feral geographer reserves the right to remove it from your comment. thanks!