The travels of Justin

We didn’t write about it before, but our cat had another seizure on November 6th. I’m glad to have her perched on my monitor with her tail across the screen as I write this and I hate the thought of losing her. Here’s a photo of her right now: Like the first time, Tina was [...]

The TRU Model UN club held its first General Assembly over the weekend. The two topics we faced were the weaponization of space and stem-cell research. Each of the ~20 participants were assigned a country to represent. The real challenge for our delegates was to research, not just the topic itself, but the official position [...]

I’m so relieved to be finished with midterm exams for this semester. I’m certain I will not achieve results to rival my microeconomics exam, but I’ve survived—and more importantly—learned a lot about university life. Today, in the heat of the moment, I just found it so difficult to release all my newfound knowledge of classic [...]

I’m proud to admit that the results of my Microeconomics midterm exam have arrived. Final score: 91% It’s nice to know that at least some of my work is paying off. Tomorrow is a math test which has me nervous, because I’ve been struggling a bit. My recent math studying has been positive, and I [...]

At this time of year I expect to see leaves falling from Maple trees. This last week I’ve watched as the TRU groundskeepers have been raking up pine needles around the campus. But for new Kamloops experiences, today takes the cake. It’s raining outside our house, but if you go uphill just a bit, you [...]

My first hand-in assignment for English class was due today. It was a very straightforward one: write a 500-800 word review on something as if the review was going to be published. Accordingly, we had to specify what publicication the review was intended for. The whole idea of targetting a publication was an exercise in [...]