Canada (December, 2023) – It felt very apocalyptic as the fog overtook the car for long stretches of road. The four-year-old remarkably repeated and multiplied our discourse that the world was coming to an end, as everything beyond a couple metres simply disappeared from sight. To lighten the mood, we debated flat earth theories and zombies between humming the tunes melodically playing in the background. Our lofty goal of catching the northern lights was indeed a failed family mission, but what we missed out on with climacteric skies was replaced instead living in the moments of pure wonder and joy.
