2010 has so far been year filled with travels. I spent half of January in Toronto and Waterloo. In February, Vancouver certainly didn’t feel like home as it welcomed the world for the Olympics. In March, I traveled to Ottawa, Kingston, and Montreal for a conference, and then I spent another two weeks in Toronto […]
Not (even close to) going to Medical School
Two weeks ago was Med School decisions day in Canada. All across the country, hundreds of ultra-dedicated, academically-excelling, SAT-studying, volunteer-extraordinary, scientific-researching, people-caring, young people were eagerly anticipating the decisions of their chosen medical schools. Fortunately, many of my friends got the good news that they had been stressing over for many months, having been accepted […]
Final Thoughts on Zambia
I’ve finally uploaded the video of my 112m Bungee Jump at Victoria Falls on the Zambia / Zimbabwe border: The whole trip was an adventure and the journey back to Vancouver was no exception. I packed my bags and traveled to the Airport for a ten hour flight to Heathrow. I had a 22 hour […]
My last post from Zambia
It has been a great trip. It has also has been an unexpected one in many ways. Primarily, I didn’t expect to be here for two weeks instead of one. I didn’t expect to meet so many great people. I didn’t expect such a comfortable and hospitable stay. I didn’t expect to get a chance […]
Botswana Safari
It was time for the safari. I woke up early in the morning, just in time to listen to the Canucks win game four against the Kings! At 7:00am, Chris drove me towards the Botswana border, where the safari would be taking place. Half an hour later, I passed through Zambian customs, and hopped onto […]
Arrival in Livingstone: Victoria Falls and Bungee Jumping
What a day. I woke up early in the morning to head down to the Lusaka Airport. I had researched all of my options for getting down to Livingstone (400km south), and it seemed like almost everyone takes a 7 hour bus that costs about $18. However, Proflight – a sketchy local airline also flies […]
An extended stay in Zambia: Week Two
It’s Tuesday night in Lusaka and in just a few short hours, I should have been arriving back in Vancouver after my eight-day stay in Zambia. However, since that trip was due to take place through the ash-filled skies of London, I am still in Lusaka. Yesterday, my flight to Heathrow was cancelled and my […]
Last days in Siavonga
I apologize for the delay since my last post from Zambia. The strength of the internet connection in Siavonga digressed over the course of my stay, and I was unable to post any new updates. Without any further interruptions, here are all the details of the remainder of the International Trainer of Trainers Workshop. The […]
Introduction to GET Ahead: Day 5
On our third day in Siavonga, the focus of the day was on the workshop program. I managed to get a good night’s sleep and was prepared for a busy day of lectures and activities. Unfortunately, I didn’t take any new photos on this day. – After a quick recap of the previous day’s events, […]
The Program Begins: Day 4
After three days of anticipation the Workshop has finally started! My time zones are still way-off, so I woke up at 4:30 am to catch up on a few emails, before heading outside to see the resort grounds for the first time. After breakfast, our program started promptly at 8:00am in large conference room located […]