Archive for April, 2009

An embarrassing travel memory…

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Still 7 weeks until I arrive in Guatemala (but who’s counting.) Unfortunately, that means that until then I am experiencing little more than sitting at my computer, furiously typing out my last few papers before I finish my Masters. This probably does not make for exceptionally interesting blog posts. Regardless, I have been hit more [...]

Romance… or just “sampling the local fare?”

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Last week, during one of my daily sessions perusing the Lonely Planet message boards, I received an interesting message. A forum member had read about my time staying with a local family in Ouagadougou, and sent me a bunch of questions. Among the mundane (“how did you find the family?”) was a very… interesting question: [...]

Travel

Monday, April 20th, 2009

I joke to people that plane tickets are an addiction. It’s only half a joke. No, more like 10% joke. The truth is, I am completely addicted to being “away” and sometimes I think that I can only be really happy when I am completely out of my element. There’s no real reason for me [...]

Ottawa in April

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

It’s funny how you can live in a city and find it boring without taking the time to learn or appreciate more. Sure, I know that Ottawa is not the world’s most exciting place, and in the winter I feel claustrophobic and desperate to leave. but with springtime, there’s more opportunity to find dozens of [...]

Abstinence-only Education

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Ok, so it is incredibly nerdy to post a school paper on one’s blog. However, this paper was on the most interesting topic I’ve studied my whole two years at Carleton – abstinence only education. So, here goes.
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Our youth deserve medically accurate information on contraception and STDs, including HIV/AIDS… It is time that society puts [...]