By Riya Patel I strongly believe that the health of women parallels the health of a society. Women’s critical role as life givers allows our society to move forward, but we must ensure that we move forward as a wholesome and healthy society. The health of women during pregnancy is of utmost importance not only […]
The eye-opening experience a Menstrual Hygiene Project in India brought me
By Simran Gulati On May 23rd, third day of my menstrual hygiene project, I was at a local government school in Dhanas, about to begin my presentation when a female, science teacher stopped me. She said my actions of educating teenage boys and girls on menstruation were unacceptable, disrespectful and misguiding. She said, they polluted […]
New York City Has Renewed My Faith In American Politics
By Anna Seefeldt The allure of New York City is clear: a city rich with opportunity and diversity, addicting in its promise of success and new beginnings. I was told that once I lived here, I would never want to leave. I can honestly say that now I understand why. Known for it’s steep price […]
Creating Simplicity – The Fijian Way
BULA! Today is a good day. My outlook is clear, my perspective is positive and my mind is active. The past is the past, the future is the future and the now is the now. In this very moment, we are living in the now and in order to be 100% content with where we […]
Harder than it looks
Hello everyone! My name is Katherine Tilbury and I am one of the Peter Lougheed Scholars from Forum 1B (Buzz!). I am 21 years old, and up until this point in my life I would introduce myself by saying that “I am a 21-year-old student, musician and teacher.” I currently reside in Edmonton, Alberta and […]
Some-fin must be wrong in these troubled waters
By Tianna Clarke More people die each year worldwide from champagne corks and falling vending machines than sharks… can you believe that? So why are we so afraid? Do we fear sharks because of the way they are portrayed in pop culture? Probably. Because for most people, watching Jaws may be as close as an […]
Ending the Age of HIV
By KEREN LUMBALA EDMONTON, JUNE 15—Exactly 10 days out from D-Day. In a week and some change, I’ll be trading what I know as a first world resident for rural Kenya. It was in my second year of university that I learned about HIV/AIDS. I mean, I knew what HIV was before then, don’t get […]
Post-Apartheid Art and the Experience of Trauma
My name is Jillian, and I’m getting ready to leave Edmonton for Johannesburg, South Africa to research expressions of trauma in the post-apartheid era. As a political science and sociology double major at the U of A, I spend a lot of my time learning and studying injustice in structures of power. In the winter […]
A Rare Experience
When you hear hoofbeats, it isn’t always a horse.
Stretching Before The Stretch
By Moe Khan There are many parts to my stretch experience that i would like to highlight. But i think one important aspect that i did not get to highlight in any other piece of work submitted towards my stretch is the preparation of my stretch experience and how I knew it was the right […]
International Indigenous Collaboration
Welcome to My Stretch Experience! Introduction Before I get into the specific details and outcomes of my project, I want start off by introducing myself. I would also like to take this opportunity to give the appropriate background information for those who do not know what a “stretch experience” is. My name is Kaitlyn Walcheske, […]
Entering Ecuador
by Kevin Wang As I sat down in my seat on my flight to Ecuador, I started to panic. As I heard the other passengers around me speaking in Spanish, it was finally starting to hit me. I was leaving the Western world I was used to and heading into a vastly different, unknown world. […]
PLLC Stretch 