Welcome to Brittany's World Issues!
This is a blog created for my World Issues class!
First let me tell you about me, more specifically my summer! As usual I spent my summer at my family's cottage. Here I worked at a bakery/deli/grocery store/ ice cream place. But the real exciting thing I did this summer was spend a month in British Columbia. I attended a leadership camp with people from all over the world. Speakers like Elizabeth May and a co-founder from Green Peace. Not to mention we had Skype chats with activists from around the world. Each fighting for many different causes. One that really stood out was a girl who was fighting for women rights. She told us a little about the organization she was part of. Unfortunately, she couldn't share anything because of security and safety reasons. She did share that the organization she was part of had to be secret because if "they" found out then "bad things would happen" to say the least. But it wasn't just a nerd camp we also hiked, canoed, swam in the ocean. Everyday having different activities like soccer, yoga, running etc.
Well, with a new friends made from Denmark, BC, Alberta, Nova Scotia, Japan, Unites states, Thailand, Africa and other places. it is safe to say that I had an amazing summer.
-Brittany
That sounds like a really great experience!
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That sounds like a once in a lifetime chance! You're so lucky that you had the chance to listen to such influential people but also get to spend a month with people from around the world that you share a common interest with. You're so lucky that you got to spend a month in beautiful British Columbia! Must have been quite a sight.
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