The travels of Justin

It’s come to my attention that Kamloops Indymedia has been under attack by hackers. I have no problem admitting that I don’t particularly like the extreme left views usually represented, but I strongly support freedom of speech. In recent years, I’ve really come to appreciate how the internet allows us to take an author to [...]

We missed the closing ceremonies and awards to have safer driving conditions… hmmm. On the bright side, apparently I won an award for Best Diplomat in the EU council. There were so many outstanding people participating, and so I’m surprised and honoured. Thanks!

Good day -eh? What a fun conference — those UBC MUN people really know how to put on a good conference. The event housed many different international committee simulations, including:

UNSC
GA1: DISEC
several International Criminal Court trials
GA3: SOCHUM
HSNET
USNSC
NAC (NATO)
and an EU council

Maybe it’s just me, but perhaps these groups spend a bit too much time developing [...]

Only 3 days into classes and I’m leaving for Vancouver. UBC Model UN Club is hosting a conference from Jan 13-16th in Vancouver. I joined the MUN Club to learn more about how the UN works, and although I’m enjoying things, I’m feeling a bit down about the UN in general. I’ve been reading The [...]

Only 13 days after the addition of a family member, my friends, the Zopf family, have suddenly and without warning lost their grandmother to cancer.
I just want to send my deepest sympathies to my friends during this difficult time.

My brother serves in the Canadian Navy, and every now and then I get to wonder what kinds of things he sees at sea. This picture he sent me is more than I needed to be glad I work on solid ground: