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Top Qualities
Socially Engaging
Organized & Diligent
Emotionally Perceptive
Nuanced, Complex Thinker
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Biographical Highlights
1975
Slave Lake, AlbertaSurvived an Airplane Crash
My mother and I were in a 15-seat airplane that went down during a blizzard in Northern Alberta.
1995
Kumi, South KoreaTaught English Overseas
I taught English to preschool children, teenagers, housewives, and engineers in Kumi, South Korea.
1997
Prince George, British ColumbiaSurvived Cancer
I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Korea, and treated in Canada after it reached stage 3.
1999
Victoria, British ColumbiaHonored by Camosun College
I was a top student, sat on the Board of Governors, and founded a fundraising event for hungry students that became an annual college tradition.
2006
SingaporeSpent 2 Weeks in Singapore
I studied Singapore's history, played with monkeys, networked with fellow Toastmasters, went to the zoo, took photos in the National Orchid Garden, and celebrated New Years Eve.
2008
Vancouver and Victoria, British ColumbiaRan Half-Marathons
I ran my first half-marathon in Vancouver. Then I went on to run two more: The next spring in Vancouver, and the following autumn in Victoria.
2019
Queen Charlotte Straight, British ColumbiaHelped Sail a Sloop
I took a 48-foot sloop up the east coast of Vancouver Island with an old friend from school.
Side Interests
Rising Above Media Bias: I use a service called inoreader to follow news from across the political and religious spectra. It enables me to track over 140 sources from around the world, and avoid falling into algorithmic echo chambers.
Environmental Resilience: I research and write timely, relevant articles and publish them on my Facebook Page. I currently follow these topics.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2024.
- energy
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- elections
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- military
- food
- floods
- landfills
- economy
- recycling
- environmental protection
- refrigeration
- landslides
- ice caps
- air quality
- environmental conservation
- decarbonization
- hurricanes
- natural gas
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Formal Education
The complete list is in my Master Resumé.