Julia Nethersole

Julia Nethersole is an Author Care Coordinator for Kobo. Previously she served Cardus for several years as Development Coordinator. She holds a B.A. in International Development and World Religions from McGill University.

Bio last updated April 29th, 2019.

Julia Nethersole

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The Camino Diaries

The Camino Diaries

By Julia Nethersole and Susan Nethersole

February 1, 2015

In fall 2014, Convivium's community and partnership coordinator, Julia Nethersole, walked Spain's 775 kilometre Camino Francés (The French Way). She followed in the footsteps of her mother, Susan, who had started the trek in June. Though mother and daughter travelled separately, their diaries detail the powerful spiritual union of pilgrimage

How is it that I am so far from home, in a town that I've never visited, and yet someone is calling my name? In so many ways, being on the Camino feels like being part of a small, moving community She told me the Camino before La Cruz de Ferro (The Iron Cross) is for the body and mind On the walk today, I kept trying to tell myself to slow down and relish every step, knowing that they would be my last of the Camino This means carrying on through three mountains to reconnect to the traditional Camino route Today I am in the town of Triacastela in a fantastical little turret room with stone walls and small rectangular windows Today, I was walking through the town and I heard someone call my name — a friend from a few towns back My mother, Susan, was going to hike the Camino Francés As with many decisions on the Camino, I changed my mind quickly

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