Personal Essays

“All I Do Is Win” is playing in the background. Judson reminisces about his walks to school with his dad in his hometown, Moncton, New Brunswick.

She is known to let every plant in her care die. Fernanda tries one more time to keep another one alive. Will she make it?

Buddhism is “A Way of Life." Jennifer spends 30 days in a monastery in India, recording her day-to-day living with monks.

Emily Lynch, an environmental studies student from Clarenville, volunteered at a thrift store during the summer. She reflects on how her clothes consumption was poisoning the world around her.

Suzanne Shah, a student from Hyderabad, India, spends her first summer in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Unexpectedly, she finds herself loving every minute of it.

After a life-changing injury, Presley embarks on a solo journey to the mountains of British Columbia.

This story captures the essence of my sister, Iris, who has autism. Autism Spectrum Disorder has been analyzed through many different perspectives. Here is mine. 

I return to my vineyard in Zagreb, Croatia, and think of the values instilled in me by my grandfather, Zvonimir, and the lessons learned during my youth spent among the tender care of grapes and vines.

A story about a young coffee enthusiast from Nicaragua who moves to Canada and embarks on a journey to find the best cup of coffee in Fredericton, New Brunswick.