Opportunity: Win a ticket to see Michael Pollan on June 6th!
Just one more reason why the UBC Farm is so cool. Details below. Attention UBC students: Here is your chance to win a ticket to see…
Read articleOpportunity: IRSA Night of Thousand Dinners Volunteers
Looking for some volunteer experience? It looks like IRSA is looking for great people to help out with this annual event. And all this time I thought campus was less busy in the summer..
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Opportunity: Reduce UBC’s Carbon Footprint and Win $ 5000!
Interested in climate change? There is an awesome campus contest going on right now to help reduce UBC’s Carbon Footprint. I checked out the website, and…
Read articleGold Medal Commuter Training Drill: Observation
Thanks to all those who opened up their bookshelves and sent in their reading recommendations! I’m looking forward to delving into some great reads soon. I’ll…
Read articleThe Warm Heart of Africa
Pop Quiz. Can you point to Malawi on a map? If you can’t, you’re not alone. I was born in Malawi, and more often than not,…
Read articleTraining for the Gold Medal in Commuting.
I’m back to the bus these days (oh the challenges of being green) and I’m learning that I’m not very good at it anymore. With a…
Read articleIt’s going to be terryific
The latest copy of Wired Magazine arrived at home yesterday, and it got me thinking about the old television program “Popular Mechanics for Kids“, where the…
Read articlewords words words!
Travelling back home this summer, I made the marvelous discovery that a new novel has been published the 44 Scotland Street series! The name of the…
Read articlegraduation..
A great watch..J.K Rowling’s address to the Harvard graduates of 2008. Here is the link to the video.
Read articleThe cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you..
Finally. After 3 years, I’ve finally finished the 44 Scotland Street trilogy by Alexander McCall Smith. I bought the first book during an unexpected ten hour…
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