The travels of Justin

Update: My good friend assumed I photoshopped the image, but I have to say that it’s 100% authentic; looking at it again I can see why she would. TRU has a press release that verifies that the PM visited the school today, but all I can give is my solemn word that that is an [...]

HOLY COW! I have just been informed my application to the TRU study abroad program has been accepted. In September, I will continue my studies in China at the Tianjin University of Technology (TUT). The courses I will be taking at TUT will be to those offered in Kamloops; essentially, they use the same curriculum [...]

WordPress, the free software that I use to manage this site, just released a new version. After all these months, I still feel bad that I’ve never bothered to customize the design, considering I’ve been building websites since 1999. Oh well, at this moment in time, I’d rather focus on more important pursuits. My most [...]

As a student, it’s hard to avoid hearing the enless complaints about the rising cost of tuition. Our school newpaper regularly features the topic, as one might expect, while mainstream media continues to report complaints from the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) and their respective member organizations. While the CFS would like to have tution [...]

Finally, after a couple weeks of intense studying, it’s all over and my marks are in: A, A-, B+, and B-. This experience has given me a new academic confidence, and I’m looking forward to the challenges ahead. Seasons greetings. Peace be with you.

School is pretty insane into the home stretch. My poor start in math took some extra attention to fix, but another test at 89% goes to show that hard work pays off. On the downside, extra math work meant less time for other subjects, and I’m playing a bit of catch up, but I must [...]