Part of the voices program is cultural based. It is an opportunity to learn about the host countries culture and identity. Since we are here in beautiful Hawaii we have had a chance to explore the Hawaiian […]

Wow well, where to start. First, let me tell you everything happens for a reason whether you like it or not. You will fail in life, get pushed down and it is at those times new windows of opportunities open for you, you learn most when you come from the bottom up and when you [...]

Tuesdays haven’t been the most exciting lately. I have been living in routine for the past month teaching a grade 7/8 class from 8 until 3:30 each day. Somedays my tuesdays are spiced up with extra volunteering I do outside of the classroom, but last week it hit me like a brick wall, I was getting [...]

In 2010 many of us seized an opportunity that we seemed to find fit perfectly with out interests. We all applied for Global Visions, the Global Leadership Program and many of us were selected to be Junior Team Canada Ambassadors. Whether you found yourself in a town hall meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, being [...]

This slogan sure proves what most JTC have been trained to do but do we do it? Is it just an instinct or do we still need that push? Opportunities like the ones that have been presented to me in the past year of my life are one of a kind. Here’s the thing, when you [...]

My Global Vision adventures and my first run in with Terry and Ann Clifford and the GV Crew really began while on Mission to China and Malaysia. The lessons we all learned while on the trip were the foundations for this last APEC mission the four of us Gabrielle Scrimshaw, Philip Chow and Jackie Cook were [...]