Category: Personal

Ohana, oh na na, half of my heart is in the diaspora

.Reading time 6 minutes.

Shoutout to Camila Cabello and Lilo & Stitch for the title reference. I really hope you read it with a rhythm. P.S. “Ohana” means family. And, you know the rest. A dream my family had been praying about for years had manifested itself this past December. My mom’s whole family from the diaspora were blessed to gather […]

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Christmas Chats with Radio Glendon #FêtesGL

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Every year, the eAmbassadors blog about our holidays using the hashtag #FêtesGL. Last Friday, I had the chance to talk to Marie, hostess of “What’s Going On” at Radio Glendon. We talked all things Christmas, my absolute favourite holiday ever. So this year, I’m talking about a white Christmas, family traditions, and challenging the cookie-cutter […]

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280-character tweets I can get on board with: Your encouragement for the week

.Reading time 3 minutes.

So recently, Twitter changed its character limit. Instead of 140-character-tweets, it’s 280. Some people like it, some don’t – kinda like the snowfall we’ve had in the past week, which I absolutely loved (probably either because I don’t drive and therefore don’t have to brave the streets or because I’m rooting for a white Christmas, […]

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Buckets need breaks, not holes – you’re not alone | 6-min read

.Reading time 12 minutes.

We all go through seasons of stress and anxiety and all the emotions that make us want to scream in an empty parking lot as loud as we can. Unless you have a cold right now and would rather curl up in a ball & cry instead. I’m with ya. There is so much screaming […]

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