“Ready? Set? Go!” On March 9th, The YES staff team rushed around grabbing knives, and pots and cutting boards eager to get started on their dish. It was Staff Retreat Weekend and the Hunger Games had begun.  Herbs were flying, onions tears were rolling down cheeks, and people looked with puzzlement at their ‘secret’ ingredients. … Read more →

Formiphobia or How to Stick it to the Paper Man So, you’ve been presented with an incredible opportunity from your school, community or an outside company. Be it a scholarship, an exchange or overseas volunteer work, you’ve realized it’s perfect for you and you really want to take part in it. Then, just as you … Read more →

THE FUTURE Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the future. To me, thinking more than a month in advance gets a little scary. I don’t know what my summer plans are, where I’ll be living, or whether or not I will be able to do camp this year. I worry a lot about my … Read more →

Hello and love from Northern Ireland! I am living and working in a small town called Ballycastle at a Peace and Reconciliation Centre and I love it! The work we do here is all about bringing together people, and groups from all over the world who are in conflict with each other and helping them … Read more →

Hello, my name is Cody Puckett and I am a dumpster diver. It all started behind a thrift store. There was nothing good inside, so I went around back and took a look in the trash. Sitting on the top I found my old hockey gear that I had just donated the day before, still … Read more →

It’s taken me a long time to get here. Last night I went to see Demetri Martin perform his comedy act at a venue in downtown Vancouver. It had been a pretty good day. I’d spent the morning reading and sipping good coffee from one of my favorite local coffee shops. In the early afternoon I hiked … Read more →

So I’m back home for the holidays, home being Mackenzie, a small town a couple of hours by car past Prince George, for what is supposed to be my last family Christmas in the house that I grew up in. I’ve been thinking a lot about home lately, and what the word home means. For … Read more →

I’ve always had an attachment to animals. Yes, even the stuffed variety. I was an avid collector of beanie babies and bears from all over. They all had names, and personalities, some of my beanie babies were dating, there were families. I basically created a stuffed community.  I even had one little dog, name Tricks … Read more →

Another morning, another adventure. I roll off of my mattress to take a deep breath and begin re-packing. It was Monday, November 7th; I had no idea what time it was, and the only reason I was aware of the date, was because I had another flight to catch. I took a minute to collect … Read more →

I have this great party trick I can do. I tell people I’m a childcare worker, working primarily with children aged between 5 and 8. It catches them off guard every time without fail. I don’t know if it’s because I’m four times the size of any normal child or because as the pictures clearly … Read more →