I lived in Ontario for 24 years. So when, at the tender age of… well, 24, I packed it all up and moved to Calgary, Alberta, I wasn’t sure if I would experience some sort of culture shock or have trouble breathing that fresh mountain air. Turns out, Alberta and Ontario really aren’t that different. [...]
Filed by mandy at February 7th, 2008
Tags: challenges, pointcounterpoint, self-reflection
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My relationship with the guitar began at a very young age. I have a picture that would perfectly define my love for the guitar, which I think is at my parents’ house, so if I find it over the holidays I will add it to this post. But in the meantime, picture a 2- or [...]
Filed by mandy at December 8th, 2007
Tags: challenges, guitar, learning, memories, self-reflection, stories of youth
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Really, the worst mistake you can make if you don’t have an hour to kill or you’re waiting for a relative’s funeral or something, is to ask a teacher what teaching has taught them. If you ask an English teacher like me, you might start your torture by having to listen to an opening “mini-lecture” [...]
Filed by owen at December 4th, 2007
Tags: challenges, learning, self-reflection, teaching
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After several months as a Kinkonaut I’ve realized that we are pretty good at themes. After we do several different storylines a theme will emerge (getting dumped, puberty, being ignored) and we’ll hit it from several different angles (old person getting dumped, a whole nation getting dumped etc.). When we get lucky there’s a big [...]
Filed by jason at November 20th, 2007
Tags: performance review, self-reflection
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