Don’t mind me, I’m just sobbing on the bus.
Good book alert! I’m reading an incredible book right now called “The Flying Carpet of Small Miracles” By Hala Jaber, and it’s so moving and sad…
Read articleRecipe for a GREAT TEDx Terry Talk
Steps: Sift equal parts interesting concept and strong speaking ability. Add 2 teaspoons confidence in yourself and stir until you see bits of your personality visible…
Read articleGold Medal Commuter Training Drill: Problem Solving
Recently, I was talking to someone who had read the first gold medal commuter training drill on observation and we were discussing some of the challenges…
Read articleA Terryific Chat: Exploring Tech Tools and Social Change
I have a secret confession to make. Don’t laugh, but I’m not very tech savvy. A couple of years ago I was invited to a training…
Read articleThe Warm Heart of Africa
Pop Quiz. Can you point to Malawi on a map? If you can’t, you’re not alone. I was born in Malawi, and more often than not,…
Read articleTraining for the Gold Medal in Commuting.
I’m back to the bus these days (oh the challenges of being green) and I’m learning that I’m not very good at it anymore. With a…
Read articleFraming Science in Science for Non-Scientists, or something.
Read and think about the following sentence, taken from the first paragraph of an article in a peer reviewed publication (link): “Chromium is one of the…
Read articleVancouver Evergreen Skytrain Receives $350 Million
In Burnaby this morning, Stephan Harper announced that Translink would receive $350 million of federal funding to complete the Evergreen Line, a skytrain line starting in…
Read articleTis’ the Season for Dumpster Diving
Between weekly snow storms, daily melting, and nightly freezing, garbage trucks have yet to tred down many of the neglected and treacherous side streets and back…
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What country are you from?
By Shagufta Pasta,
Saturday afternoon. After a class downtown, I am rushing to meet my family at the cinema to catch the new Pixar film “Up”. With several bus…
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