The Journey of a Friendly Giant

Finish the following sentence in your head: Young people of today are ____________.  Was your answer a positive quality or a negative one? If it was negative, you’re the norm. If it was a positive answer, then you're an outlier, a rarity, and someone that deserves a metal; because the youth of today, are generally seen as spoiled, lazy, distracted and undeservingly entitled individuals. I could back that statement with countless personal examples, however, this article published by the Globe and Mail is enough.  Are Todays Youth worse off of just lazy and entitled? The funny thing is that the state of youth today was shaped by the adults of this world. Our parents, the baby boomers, grew up in a time where economic security was practically guaranteed to the educated population that chose the career path of life; a time where one single income was enough to afford the luxuries or a Mortgage, a car and all of the other necessities to support a happy and health family. ...

Being away from home is amazing, you get to meet new people, immerse yourself into a new culture and way of life, learn a new language and experience more newness than you’ve ever imagined. When things are going well with both your personal life and professional life, everything is pure bliss. However, recent events have made me realize, that when things begin to go wrong, and you feel upset or sad about anything for any given reason, suddenly being far away from home becomes slightly excruciating. At the pre-departure orientation for this internship over 4 months ago, the interns were warned of a “breaking point”, this might be mine. It’s strange to realize how much I rely on my support system at home; my family, fiancé, old friends, my neighbors and that familiar feeling of belonging exactly where I was. All of those things combined bring both comfort and encouragement to me, and I got so used to it, that I barely noticed how helpful and important my support system is in my day-to-...