Nicole Asks "Am I Passionate Enough About My Cause to Leap Through the Air, Dance with Flags and Feign Despair"? August 1st 2008 Last weekend I went to the 2nd Annual Congress of DKK, the cultural group I hang out with here. This event took up my entire Sunday and was something I technically didn't have to attend, not actually being a member of DKK. I went anyway though, for a few reasons. Firstly, I promised to go to the Congress in order to get out of being in a play with the group a week earlier. Secondly, all of my frie ... read more
Asia » Philippines » Baguio The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more
I graduated in May of 2006 with a BA in Human Rights from St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, Canada. At that point in my life I wanted to get some field work experience in human rights. I was also interested in understanding human rights from the ground level, from the people living and experiencing the abuse. To work in the field of human rights having only experienced comfortable Canada seemed fradulant to me. So I applied to go to the Philippines as a social justice intern through the United Church of Canada to learn about human rights in Southeast Asia. I am now in the country, living... full info