10:30 AM.

That is the time you see on your alarm clock. You sleepily look at it and turn slowly towards the other side of your bed before opening your eyes and jumping out of bed.

You cannot believe it! If you do not rush to the shower and leave your home in the next twenty minutes, you will be late on your first day of work. And you cannot be late! This is your first real job and you do need ...

I didn’t realise she was going to tell me something so personal!

To be honest, when I woke up this morning and knew that instead of sweet Friday, it was a plain Tuesday, I did not expect much out of the day. Tuesday is generally spent wondering where I went wrong in life and why I did not stick with accounting in university. If I hadn’t left that program, I am adamant that I would not be juggling...

It is 5 o’clock and in the depth of the house a song can be heard. Yes, “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” can be heard and the owner of the house, taken away from a dreamless sleep, opens their eyes. Like every morning in the past five years, they sit by the side of the bed, drink a sip of water and head to the bathroom: it is the start of the morning routine.

It is now 5:45 AM and there is now acti...

In a world where all options need to be evaluated and reassessed before making a choice, knowing your alternatives is primordial. It is often what can save one’s life.

In a world where alternatives matter more than gold, it is rare to see a soul unbothered by their choices, untouched by bouts of stress and anxiety. However, that is how James lives their life. Their decision on living away from ...

“Get down from there right this second, you headache of a person!”

“But daaaad! I just tried to jump as high as I could. It’s not my fault if I’ve reached the top of this tree”

“Baby, please come down before you are seen!”

“Okay…”

As I see my son jumps down and gently land on the grass, I can’t help but be anxious. Has anyone seen him? Has anyone understood that what they saw was not a mirage,...

8:00 AM.

Time is of the essence.

We need to catch the bus.

One last check.

Do we all have our tickets, our passports, our luggage?

Have we all checked our rooms, closed the windows and made our beds?

Great. We are ready and nothing is amiss.

We leave the house and run: the bus is early.

We run and run and run and, luckily, make our bus.

We take a seat side by side near the end of the bus...

Nous pensions tous qu’Élie serait un artiste. Jamais, nous n’aurions cru que l’inviter voir une partie de baseball changerait sa vie. Mais nos recherches nous ont permis de mieux comprendre comme Élie Watson est devenu un des plus grands joueurs de baseball de l’histoire du sport.

Voici un extrait tiré de ses correspondances : « … avoir cette chance inopinée de pleinement grandir dans une vocat...

Biology 101

The bane of my existence.

Never have cells, bones, life bores me to death

But I tried, oh I tried!

Biology 101

The reason I met Constance

Never have I ever wished for someone bad health

But I did, oh yes I did!

Biology 101

The only path to patience

Never have I known that with effort all can melt

But it happened, it did.

Biology 101

Without you, never would have I gained such a f...

I sit, waiting for the metro to bring me to my station but, as luck never seems to be on my side, I hear her voice. In her calm and clear tone of voice, she says “Interruption de service. Une porte bloquée ou retenue empêche le départ du métro”. While her words wash over me, I can see, at the corner of my eyes, two people getting up from their seats. They move quickly and I can’t help but turn aro...

I held on and tried to climb up because I had no other choice. Letting go meant letting go of my only chance of proving myself, my only chance of being more than a wallflower. I had to prove it to them that I was not afraid, that I never was afraid. They thought they could bind me to their will but I held on. I did and I will show them....