The last few days I’ve been reading The Richest Man in Babylon, a book originally published in 1926. Author George Samuel Clason shares financial advice through a collection of parables set in ancient Babylon. The style of writing is very Shakespearean- old english. It threw me off at the beginning but I felt myself getting hookedContinue reading “Have I the soul of a free man or the soul of a slave?”
Category Archives: Thoughts to ponder
Learning occurs independent of teaching
Last time I was here, I was in quite the vacation funk. Since then, I’ve gotten out of it. Don’t get me wrong – I’d love to be back in Belize, but it’s been so busy that I haven’t had much time to think about it. I’ve been busy learning. Last Thursday, I got theContinue reading “Learning occurs independent of teaching”
Post Vacation Funk
I had the incredible opportunity last week to travel to Belize (and a little bit of Guatemala) with my boyfriend for a week. On the itinerary was a mixture of adventure exploration and also “do nothing” activities. I’ll have to spend more time on another post telling you more about my trip, what we did, whereContinue reading “Post Vacation Funk”
It’s March already?
It certainly feels like just yesterday that I celebrated the end of 2015, and rung in the beginning of 2016 in Toronto with my family. I’m sure you’ve heard time and time again from your family, friends, and fellow strangers- but damn, I can’t believe two months have passed by just like that. A lotContinue reading “It’s March already?”
Never Grow Up
It’s ironic that I’m surrounded by the slogan “never grow up” on a pretty regular basis. The slogan of my quidditch team, The Lost Boys Quidditch Club: Never Grow Up. Part of me convinces myself that I wish those words rung true. Many of us wish we were little kids again, not a worry inContinue reading “Never Grow Up”
Joanne Lam 