Travelling with the eyes of others
Kathy, one of the MCC Zambia reps, shared this quote at the MCC Zambia retreat in April, and it’s stuck with me ever since. While I’m sure I would have had a great time in Zambia and Zimbabwe whether anyone cared or not, knowing I had a home and friends to return to made it … Continue reading
A home is …
As most of you know my school year is coming to an end, I’m about to graduate (or at least stop going to class). But as school ends so begins the horrible job hunting season. I’m sure you’ve heard already, but the journalism job market isn’t so great right now, and so I’ve been applying … Continue reading
A love/hate relationship
So I have this bear. He’s been sitting on my windowsill since September and I’m starting to feel like he’s mocking me. Let me tell you about him. Back at the beginning of the year the Ryerson Review of Journalism held a fundraiser to help pay for the magazine. One way to bring in the … Continue reading
home, getting sweeter, home
As I cannot invite all of you over to show you my new place I thought I would tell you a little bit about it. On this map you can see where it is that I live. I’m not actually sure what this area is called technically, although I know that we are bordered by … Continue reading
day one
Here we go, I am embarking on the adventure of blogging. Perhaps this is a foolish adventure, it’s too early to be sure. I know that a few (perhaps most, hopefully not all) of you think that I should avoid blogging and stick to more personal one on one communication – maybe you are right. … Continue reading
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