Marilyn Erickson:  

Life has been quite an adventure for me…much joy, some sorrow, many great moments, a few detours…one big school of life I can’t get enough of! From my first job after high school as a dental assistant, to watching the northern lights in Gillam Manitoba, secretary of the new school there, becoming a professional hockey wife and mother, owning an antique/collectible shop in Sidney, working back at Oak Bay High for Mr Atkinson and the Science Dept, running after a rock and roll singer, my recovery from addiction, going back to UVIC as a mature student, co-founding the Crystal Meth Prevention Society, fostering, being a homestay mum, mentoring youth in recovery, street outreach, consulting, planning practicums for nursing students, and falling in love again, I am enjoying my current semi-retired life as personal assistant, reno designer and contractor with lots of time on my hands. Happy and still a bit of a barefoot hippy, life still has the buzz and exciting vibe I crave everyday. I have had two incredible kids, Kajsa and Kjell. Kajsa is in the arts and managed Cinematheque Ontario for the Toronto Film Festival, more recently organizing events for the 2010 Cultural Olympiad in Vancouver and managing a literary festival in Calgary. I’ve been fortunate to see many great films, events and performances across the country! She blessed me five years ago with my first and only grandchild, Isla Beatrix, the light of my life! Bright, beautiful, curious and a perfectly mannered scamp…I can't wait for her to be old enough take to Paris! Kjell,14, my rainbow child, was killed suddenly in 19...Expand for more