Tongue
The rhythm of your words, produced by the percussion of your lips, keeps time with the beat of your heart. I can only dream of...
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kaylacollingwood
- Oct 20, 2017
- 3 min
Top 10: Essential beauty products for travellers
In no particular order, this is my list! I bought these products in New Zealand or France; some are available partout, others may be...
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kaylacollingwood
- Oct 11, 2017
- 1 min
Stay
Intertwined, two strands of life's weaving rest loosely, untied. I sense my own breathing while I feel your heartbeat, awakening my soul...
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kaylacollingwood
- Oct 4, 2017
- 1 min
The Present Moment
Put aside your mind and float away to foreign lands. The daily work is over now - night takes you in her hands. She leads you to the isle...
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kaylacollingwood
- Sep 25, 2017
- 2 min
Mona Lisa
Before seeing La Joconde in person, I had heard that she was tiny, that she really wasn't that impressive, and that it was a nightmare to...
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kaylacollingwood
- Sep 13, 2017
- 3 min
10 honest tips on how to not be a disappointed tourist
1) Make an effort to learn at least a few words in the local language. "Hello" (and its various translations) being the most important....
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kaylacollingwood
- Aug 24, 2017
- 2 min
Woodland: Published!
My second book of poetry is now available for purchase on Amazon as an e-book! If the hyperlink doesn't work, just copy and paste the...
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kaylacollingwood
- Aug 2, 2017
- 1 min
Projects
The great thing about having some actual free time for a change is that I have been able to be extremely productive. I am enjoying...
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kaylacollingwood
- Jul 20, 2017
- 12 min
One week in Kenya
Day 1: I arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, flying Paris to Istanbul and then Istanbul to Nairobi, all via Turkish Airlines....
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kaylacollingwood
- Jun 7, 2017
- 1 min
Woodland :
The starry ceiling sparkles, mirrored by the evening dew, fresh, misty apparitions live beneath the midnight blue. The mossy floor, the...
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kaylacollingwood
- Jun 6, 2017
- 2 min
Layers
In life and in art, there are many layers to discover, to add, to take away, to understand. When we look only at the surface, we miss...
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kaylacollingwood
- May 28, 2017
- 1 min
Arrow
I press my hand over my defenseless heart, like a protective shield from the piercing dart, slicing through the star-filled night,...
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kaylacollingwood
- May 22, 2017
- 1 min
Dome
I glimpse heaven as I gaze at the painted pocket, a canopy between sky and treasure. A perfect circle encloses a multicoloured...
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kaylacollingwood
- May 17, 2017
- 6 min
From Paris to Vienna: A Diary
After my whirlwind trip to Vienna recently, I decided that I should write a big, long blog post about my experiences. Who knows? Maybe...
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kaylacollingwood
- May 3, 2017
- 2 min
Poetry
Since the age of 7, I have always written songs and poetry. Hundreds of them. Some have been published in various places. I also...
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kaylacollingwood
- Jan 22, 2017
- 4 min
Je suis en France
Grand Trianon - Les jardins de Versailles I'm coming to the end of Day 11 in France. I decided that it was time to write a decent update...
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kaylacollingwood
- Dec 12, 2016
- 3 min
2016: The Year of the Master (of Music)
Three days after my recital, it is finally sinking in that I have finished my university studies (for the foreseeable future). It is the...
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kaylacollingwood
- Nov 8, 2016
- 6 min
New Zealand to France as a “jeune fille au pair”
If you are interested in the process I went through, here it is. There are also some links below for some useful sites. The first thing I...
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kaylacollingwood
- Oct 2, 2016
- 2 min
Processes
I've just returned home from a blocking rehearsal for Opera Factory's upcoming production of Trouble in Tahiti (double billed with Gianni...
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kaylacollingwood
- Oct 1, 2016
- 1 min
Writing
Writing as always been a side passion for me; singing and performance comes first, and writing is a close second. Currently, my focus is...
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