THE HEADLINE of a news story in the Vancouver Sun on Tuesday (May 18), stated: “Vaccine information not reaching young adults in B.C., poll shows.” Leading off the [Continue]
WHEN I DECIDED to come to Canada, I heard many types of comments. Most of the comments were based on stereotypes about Canada or the West in general. Now that I’ve lived in [Continue]
I DID NOT realize how horrible wildfires are until I lived through this season in B.C. Going through something is totally different than hearing about it, even when we’re [Continue]
SATURDAY, May 27, was the start of the holy month of Ramadan. Now, Muslims all around the world are fasting from dawn to sunset during this month. This year is the first year [Continue]
SINCE I’M LEARNING Turkish as a third language, I found myself improving very fast in a very short time. In less than a month, I became able to speak, understand, read [Continue]
LIVING IN a multicultural society could be a main reason for accepting others. And accepting others could be a main reason for having a multicultural society. It has been [Continue]
WE WERE JUST about to turn away from a bus stop in Aberdeen, when we realized that we couldn’t take the bus. My friend and I forgot our student cards — for the first [Continue]