The Intersection of Faith and Culture
My wife and I are both grad students with one major difference: she gets paid. So while I got a place to live out of the marriage deal, she got a share in my pile of student loans. My wife is a research scientist (fancy, right?); I write articles and […]
If “master penman” made you think of some guy in a wig, wielding a white feather over a scroll of parchment, think again. Better yet, watch this video. Not only will you’ll be swept away by the tactile force and the eloquent vision behind Jake Weidmann’s penmanship, but it will […]
Five years, three schools, and thousands in student loans later, I have reached the other side. In April of 2013, dazed, wide-eyed, and relying on Advil Cold and Sinus to keep me functional, I walked the stage of my university graduation in high heels and managed not to fall. Mission […]
At 40, Soo Sen Sun, a Vancouver lab technician with an MSc in Microbiology, has eschewed her two university degrees and her stable science career in favour of returning to school. She’s going to become a recreational therapist. Her story is not uncommon. The workforce is crawling with career-shifting adults […]
Since “Single and not waiting” was posted, it has been a bit overwhelming. OK, very overwhelming. (I’m a prairie girl whose high school graduating class consisted of 14 people. No joke.) But it has also been exciting and encouraging. Thank you to those who have read and responded with encouragement. […]
After 12 years of knowing my boyfriend, I’ve never seen him take such a massive leap of faith before. He has always been a very structured, responsible person. But in August he decided to quit his well-paying, stable job and go back to school. For acting. After going through the […]