I'm Shannon.

A software developer currently located in southern Vancouver Island, on the Coast Salish Territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.

I'm an outdoor enthusiast, coffee & donut addict, and I like to volunteer with animals.

My dog Boo fulfills her community service obligations by spending time with me. You can follow her, and her new-ish little sister Pippi, on instagram @boo.and.pip for her unethusiastic take on almost everything we do:

I recently started an online journal ("blog"?) that's so far just stories about me getting sick while travelling. If that tickles your fancy, you can read it here .

Here are some of my fave nonprofits:

• ElderDog - Canada
• Senior Animals in Need Today (SAINTs) - Mission, BC
• Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary - South Coast, BC
• Wildlife Rescue Association - Burnaby, BC
• North Shore Search and Rescue - South Coast, BC
• Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - Canada
• Canadian Cancer Society - Canada
• BC Cancer Society - BC
• Alzheimer's Society of BC - BC
• Hogan's Alley Society - Vancouver
• Native Women's Association of Canada - Canada
• Indian Residential School Survivors Society - Canada
• Reconciliation Canada - Canada
• BC Civil Liberties Association - BC
• Downtown Eastside Women's Center - Vancouver, BC
• Friends of the VSO - Vancouver, BC
• Friends of the Vancouver Public Library - Vancouver, BC