The travels of Justin

Wow, what a class today. Economics 190: Intro to Microeconomics is turning out to be a decent class now that I’ve sucessfully changed teacher. Nothing is fundamentally challenging, or inherently difficult, but at least the teacher is on-topic and getting us right into the material. It wasn’t economics that ignited my day; Political Science: Intro [...]

I still don’t know what a Kamloops winter will be like, but thanks to Darren Barefoot, I’ve discovered that my new hometown boasts the hottest summers in all of Canada.

Photos of wild monkeys, and trees growing out of temple walls and buildings (Angkor Wat, Cambodia)

From Wired News (Furthermore Archive) Come Monday, Americans will be able to buy semiautomatic assault rifles again as the 10-year ban on these weapons expires. Fears of raising the gun-control issue in an election year, along with intense lobbying by the National Rifle Association, pretty much killed any chance of extending the ban, even though [...]

What lacked in my first economics class a few days ago, seems to have been made up in my political science one. At first the teacher seemed, not meek, but almost reserved without being shy. Quickly he became empassioned with the subject and is obviously thorough in his understanding. It could also mean plenty of [...]

We took so many photos, but I haven’t been able to go through them all. Here’s four of my favourites: This is our view from the boat that toured us around the floating village at Siem Reap, Cambodia. During the dry season, this waterway doesn’t exist, so the houses are moved closer to the huge [...]