by potential | Jan 7, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
For Haiti, 2010 will be a year to forget. The 9 million Haitians had to suffer a terrible earthquake in January and its horrible consequences that followed, such as a cholera epidemic. 2010 ended with an internationally denounced election characterized by fraud,...
by potential | Jan 5, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Six years ago, I was a student at Simon Fraser University and employed as a Community Advisor in a first year residence. It was my job to create events that would not only draw new students from their rooms, but provide an avenue for them to build meaningful...
by potential | Jan 4, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Winter in Ontario has been here for over a month and will stick around for at least a couple more. The days of drinking beer on back decks, riding bikes in a skirt or snacking on fresh tomatoes feel far away at the beginning of January. (But, as I try to remind...
by potential | Dec 23, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Hey there folks, here we go again. The venerable Mr John Horn asked me to write an account of what the festive season in Germany feels like. So… the Holiday season in Germany… Well right now, it’s in a bit of a weird state. Since people are really grinding to a halt...
by potential | Dec 22, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
My Three Favourite Things Are: 1. Timing Being a super competitive person, my favourite thing about Christmas in Australia is that we get it before pretty much everyone else in the world. Being just west of the International Date Line, Australia is the sixth country...
