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I am 25 years old and from Vancouver, Canada. I have had a lifelong interest in writing and am finally starting to actively look for ways to develop it and hopefully, to someday make a living from it.

I love my hometown, but am swiftly becoming a continental

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Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms The youth of today are not ready for the challenges of tomorrow: 6 of 42
Oh, Young People These Days.... Or Will They Surprise Us? The Youth of Today are many things: informed and ignorant, clever and stupid, television dependent and computer literate, ready and unready for the challenges of tomorrow. The Challenges of tomorrow are likewise many things: political (and really, those are the challe... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Your definition of happiness: 38 of 159
Happiness is sitting with a cold sausage roll and a hot mug of tea on a bus in the sunshine, racing home from university. At other times happiness is eating gingerbread cookies on a high-speed train in Germany, watching the foggy yet sunny landscape flash by, enjoying the moment. And sometimes happiness is feeling coloured l... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Can't African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, etc., just be called Americans?: 18 of 75
The Tangled Roots of Race Perceptions African-Americans, Hispanic Americans and all the other large, visible minorities can of course simply be American, and they are. They are on their passports, they are when they have to fill in their nationality on official documents. They are when going for a job interview, until they w... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Lonely traveler: 8 of 20
Walking to an Almost-Home I went a stop farther than I had to And I walked back the extra blocks With my headphones on Music contextualised the landscape Beautifully In a way that had nothing to do with anything The song was quiet, soppy even Simple, pretty, with an occasional violin It would not be appreciated at my destina... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Caribbean & Atlantic Culture How popular culture affects the Caribbean: 1 of 2
When considering the influence of pop culture in the Caribbean, it is important to remember that pop culture is not merely an outside influence. That is, the term not only applies to what is popular in our culture that has made its way, out of context but still popular, to different corners of the globe, but also to the popu... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Caribbean & Atlantic Culture Multiculturalism and its affect on the Caribbean: 1 of 2
The islands of the Caribbean were colonized by the Spanish, the Dutch, the English, the French, each colonial power claiming for themselves a piece of azure-skied paradise with crystalline waters, and an economically viable colony in the glory days of the sugar industry. Of course, the glory days of the sugar industry relied... More..
Food & Drink > Tea The history of English breakfast tea: 1 of 1
Most things British are contradictory to one extent or another, so it isn't particularly surprising to find that English Breakfast tea is in fact Scottish. It was invented in Edinburgh, admittedly the most English of Scottish cities, but quickly became popular South of the border. It is in fact a blend of different black tea... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore Greek mythology: Who is Dionysus?: 6 of 11
Dionysus: god of drunkenness, unchecked merriment and debauchery. He is a figure twice-born: once rescued by his father Zeus from the divine blaze that consumed his pregnant mortal mother, then concealed until birth stitched up in his father's thigh. He is described as non-Greek in origen, he has traveled extensively in Asia... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Best traveling day outfits: 12 of 21
With many long trips, particularly the college-style summer backpacking adventures, or any destination requiring a long flight, it is also important to consider what you will wear while you are travelling, as many clothes that are perfectly comfortable and appropriate for walking around a European city, or for that matter th... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Places worth seeing in Barcelona: 8 of 13
Barcelona is charming, noisy, mixed, full of Europeans, South Americans, Africans, Asians, American students, English teachers, and oh, let us not forget, the resident Catalans. Activities in Barcelona include dancing, swimming in the Mediterranean sea, drinking in small eclectic bars and on the sides of fountains, trailing ... More..