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How I Got Into University After Worldschooling
After being raised as a worldschooler, traveling full-time from age 11-19, I applied to and was accepted at Queen's University in Canada, one of the most acclaimed universities in the country. Here's how…
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Flying Home
It’s 4am, I’ve already been traveling for 4 hours, and I’m all jacked up on caffeine. If my writing gets weird, I warned you. This coffee is absolute crap, but there’s plenty of…
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When Your Dream Charges You $10,000
My first thought for the sentence you’re reading now was not child-friendly, and I know I’ve got kid readers. Let me start again. (adults, you can translate) Holy. Bonking. Poop. Out of nowhere,…
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Is University Worth It? A World-school Student’s Perspective
I recently received an important question from a reader who’s been reading my blog for a few years. While you can read the full comment for yourself on Weekends, University, and Cold Nose…
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Monotony, and the First Snow
It snowed today, crisp white crystals sailing down from above to stick to my scarf, my hat, my umbrella, my tongue. The first snow of the season. Do the weather gods know that…
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Fall on Alfred St.
Life on Alfred St. has been quiet of late. The fall storms have begun to saunter in, blowing across the lake in cold grey puffs and hiding the blue sky. It drizzles chilly…
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Tackling University Challenges in Remote Sensing
Math is the bane of my existence. I know it’s important. I know it applies to practically everything humanity has discovered. I know some people love and swear by it. It doesn’t matter.…
