Degree or Experience?
Most of us come to university thinking it’s for a certain major and degree which will then get us a certain career and we will live out this American idealized life. These are the steps society said we need to take and what we thought would make us successful. What a lot of us learn […]
Soak up the sun
The warm weather is coming, and like Sheryl Crow says, I’m going to “soak up the sun, I’m gonna tell everyone to lighten up… I’m gonna soak up the sun.” We all have to go enjoy the fresh air, the spring breeze and the bright sunshine to loosen up and feel free from loads of […]
Zero Waste Super Bowl
As the 55th Super Bowl arrived, I was reminded of a social studies class in middle school when I watched a video on the amount of popcorn Americans ate on the day of the Super Bowl. It was a crazy statistic of several times around the Earth! This made me wonder how much waste the […]
Be Your Own Personal Rockstar!
We all need to sing a little more! Whether you are worthy of an American Idol or so terrible it gives your friends second hand embarrassment, you need to sing your heart out more often. I have always loved to sing in the car, shower, kitchen, at church, walking to class or standing on the […]
Celebrate gratefulness everyday
“It is not happiness that brings us gratitude. It is gratitude that brings us happiness” -David Steindl-Rast. Every year we have a day for giving thanks. This weekend was Canadian thanksgiving and being a Canadian, I celebrated with some friends. As the night closed, we shared what we were grateful for. Sometimes the idea of Thanksgiving seems silly to me because why should […]
Building your pack
As we head into the next phases of our lives, we will embark on new paths that lead us to different groups of people, different areas of the world and spark different career and life motivations. Along that path a key component to our success that most of us take for granted is our network. […]