Crossroads at Victoria Station
I left Fredericton after my second year of undergrad. Born and raised in the city, it was time to get away. I had stayed here after high school to go to St. Thomas University for its journalism program. But I didn’t love the program or the school or even journalism. For me, it all seemed [...]
After the beautiful bout of sunshine and heat hit Fredericton last week, students are left addicted to that taste of summer, wanting more. It’s unbearable to think of waiting any longer, so when you need a break from exam cramming, why not concoct a summer kick-off adventure? The AQ’s Laura Brown did the numbers. Ottawa [...]
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Third-year student opens up about his unconventional education and what it taught him He was only five years old when he had his first homeschool class with his father. In that lesson, Thomas Finley Mackay-Boyce and his sister learned about the artist Jackson Pollock. The lesson was far from conventional. At the end of it, [...]
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When other students find out my family is in the travel business, I start getting questions – especially around this time of year. Getting to the south, or any other place, takes money,and plenty of it; students just don’t have the time or the resources. What most people don’t realize is that travelling can be [...]
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I used buses as my main way of travelling around the continent. My roommate and I once took a tiny bus out of Santiago, in Chile, over the Andes to the Argentinean city of Mendoza. The roads were narrow. I could look out the window and see a drop for thousands of feet. The [...]
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It felt like I hit a wall when I made my first step on Indian soil. The heat was suffocating – literally. I had to breathe through my mouth to at least give myself the illusion that I was taking in more air – illusion, because the deeper I breathed in the more pollution entered [...]
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Summer was approaching and it was time for Jessica to go. She would be gone for three months. I dropped her off at the airport and continued home empty handed. The car I was driving wasn’t insured, so I was less than happy to see police lights in my rear view mirror. With all the [...]
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Alyssa Mosher – The Aquinian – After six months of uncertainty, the Acadian Lines bus terminal has found a permanent home off Hanwell Drive on the newly development Woodside Lane. Last October, the bus station moved from its original location on the corner of Regent Street and King’s Street to a temporary location at 85 [...]
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Last week, I chatted with the Intercordia students (you should consider supporting their fundraising efforts) about some of the challenges they might face in their summer adventures. Eight women from our community will be volunteering abroad in Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. They will have support, but ultimately they will be travelling alone. Solo [...]
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Laura Brown – The Aquinian – A Renaissance College student at University of New Brunswick has recently turned his internship experience into something more. Renaissance College allows students to get their degree in three years with a ten-week internship in another country. Andrew Walshe chose to go to Bhutan. The Kingdom of Bhutan, bordered by [...]
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Making plans for the summer? Wondering what to do after you graduate? Thinking about taking a year off from school? You have options! Whether you’re looking for ways to travel and work, internships abroad or volunteer opportunities, do your homework and you could be having a great adventure tout de suite. Unless you have an [...]
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