NEWCOMER STORIES

Blas Villagomez: Bolivia

A photo of a person sitting in front of an easel with markers in their hand.

Blas Villagomez is from Bolivia and has lived in Canada for three years, all of them here, in the Bay of Quinte region. He is a visual artist and illustrator and he came to the area because his wife is Canadian. When asked what he loves about living here, here is what he had to say: “People here are so kind and helpful! Canadian culture is amazing!”