My friend Evey is now blogging for the Macleans magazine ‘On Campus’ site. Her first post is on growing up slowly.
Author: Milan
In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. In the fall of 2005, I began reading for an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford.
Outside school, I am very interested in photography, writing, and the outdoors. I am writing this blog to keep in touch with friends and family around the world, provide a more personal view of graduate student life in Oxford, and pass on some lessons I've learned here.
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How thoughtful of you to mention me! That is technically my third post; you should be able to see the others under my name. I hope you enjoy!
– Evey
It’s great!
IKEA: Love your particle-board home.
August 3rd, 2009 – Evelyn Hornbeck
When we find a bargain, are we losing our sense of value?
Blogging is all grown up
July 28th, 2009 – Evelyn Hornbeck
Blogs have gone mainstream and they’ve become serious business.
Apparently, they don’t care.
By Evelyn Hornbeck | August 17th, 2009 | 8:28 pm
It’s hard to jump into an electoral system where you feel worthless and ignored
Fellow blogger Jeff Rybak thinks young people are being labeled apathetic when it comes to politics and don’t deserve it. He suggests that these new forms of connecting and networking, which we value more than voting, are the start of something new and big.
I hope he’s right, because I’m a big pile of disenchanted with Canadian politics, and I’m only 18 years old. Here is something I wrote back in June, when Iggy was threatening to throw a hissy over employment insurance and send Canadians to the polls. I thought I’d share it in response to Jeff’s comments…