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POVERTY, INC. | Official Trailer from POVERTY, INC. | The Movie on Vimeo.

“Our donations have an unpredictable impact on the local economy. Why would you go buy something? It’s for free.”

We need to rethink how we address poverty and shift the mindset from one of dependency to one of self-sufficiency…to encourage innovation, education, inclusion, and empowerment. Learn more here.

(I think I mentioned earlier this week that I have the BEST SFU cohort of graduate students this year! Amazing group. I want to thank our presenters this morning for sharing this video. Loved it.)

How wonderful it is
that nobody need wait
a single moment
before starting to
improve the world.
~Anne Frank

End trophy-hunting in British Columbia.
Visit the Rainforest Conservation Foundation to learn more.

And I can tell you right now they will never inherit my 43 mouldy sandwich experiments, 268 watches, and 87 mismatched pairs of socks. It’s just not happening. Although it would be pretty hilarious if she pulled out one of those drawers to an audience and said curiously, “Now, let me show you what’s been growing under Jax’s bed for the past 44 years. Could we harvest this mould from her PB & J’s and develop a new antibiotic? Let’s examine closer…”

Collecting the World: Inside the Smithsonian from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

Tower, this is Ghost rider requesting a flyby.

“Passion is your greatest love. Passion will help you create the highest expression of your talent.” ~ Larry Smith, Professor of Economics at the University of Waterloo

I have an amazing group of SFU graduate students and UBC medical residents this year!
The chemistry is there.
The will to engage is there.
The brilliance and energy is there.
Everything required for success is there.
And I’m so stoked to be on this journey with you all!
Onward and upward!

Still biting off more than I can chew.
Still managing to get it all down.

“And she wasn’t like the best thing under the sun
But yeah, I guess I needed to learn from her
I guess I needed to open up and let it all out.”
~Half Moon Run summing up my experience of the Mt. Currie Trail
My favourite blue climbing gloves are moments from the Pemberton lookout summit. They were a gift from my father. Please bring them back to me.

Protest Norway’s plans to cull more than two-thirds of its wolf population. Read more via The Guardian.