Biography
Posted by Katuscia Moya on August 26th, 2010
Short Biography
My name is Katuscia Moya, nickname Katie. I am a student of life, learning as I live and as I grow in all aspects. I am completing my Bachelor degree in International Development at the University of Ottawa. I was born in Montréal with a Haitian background. I constantly look forward to new adventures [...]
Biography
Posted by Karyn DamoursLowther on August 26th, 2010
Hi everyone,
I am a second and final year student in the international studies Master’s degree program at the University of Montreal. I have a college diploma in social sciences and a Bachelor degree in psychology. My interest in human personalities and relationships, and my sensitivity to people suffering is what has paved my academic choices [...]
Biography
Posted by Laura Beauchamp on August 26th, 2010
Hello! I am a 2nd year Master`s student from Royal Roads University studying Human Security and Peacebuilding. I am an “army brat“ and have lived all over Ontario and various places in Canada– although I currently call Victoria, British Columbia home. Most recently I`ve come back to Canada from a month long field work position [...]
Biography
Posted by Matthew Exell on August 26th, 2010
My name is Matthew Exell, and I am a graduating commerce student at the University of Manitoba. I am actually skipping my convocation ceremony, which would take place in October, in order to participate in the Students Without Borders program.
I spend the majority of my free time playing guitar in my band Tsumegah and volunteering [...]
Biography
Posted by Maura Riordon on August 26th, 2010
Chiclayo, can’t wait to meet you!
Hola a todo, my name is Maura Riordon,I am 22 years old, and from a small rural community called Pokeshaw in New Brunswick, Canada. I recently graduated from Mount Allison University in Sackville NB with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Double Major in French and Hispanic Studies. I [...]
Send me back to Lima
Posted by Courtney Pelley on August 24th, 2010
I’ve been back in Ottawa for one whole week now. It feels as if I never left – nothing has seemed to change at all in my absence. I, however, have had the opportunity to see and do very much in these past three months and have come home a changed person. I have mixed [...]
Cultural Barriers
Posted by Courtney Pelley on August 24th, 2010
Since my last blog post I have watched myself become less insecure and more competent with the work given to me by my NGO. I have encountered many cultural barriers that I’m still adjusting to, but I’ve also learned an invaluable amount directly related to my field of studies which is transferable to a future [...]
Biography
Posted by Nathaniel Preston on August 20th, 2010
Hi my name is Nathaniel Preston I am 19 years old and I am currently attending the French campus of the U of A, Campus St-Jean. My major is history and my minor is anthropology, I aspire to become a high school Social Studies teacher. Over the course of this summer I’ve been working for [...]
Introductory Blog Post
Posted by Meagan Halowaty on August 9th, 2010
Hello! My name is Meagan Halowaty and I am a Masters of Arts (Recreation Studies) student at the University of Manitoba. In 2008, I obtained my Bachelors of Recreation Management and Community Development from the University of Manitoba, specializing in Sustainable Tourism Development and Geography.
In the Summer of 2008, I travelled to Uganda [...]
Exit Blog – Final Days at Stepping Stones
Posted by Avanti Haque on August 9th, 2010
Dumelang!
I am still pondering how my time flew by so quickly… I remember arriving just yesterday and starring at the breathtaking landscape of Mochudi and by next Friday I will be waving adieu to this beautiful and warm village.
Looking back, I’ve come to the realization that although I may have only spent 3 months in [...]
