Last week we began to talk about Social Media. We talked about how sometimes using Facebook, despite trying to make us feel connected and loved, would instead make us envious and lonely. We talked about the danger of comparing ourselves to the highlight reels that we tend to present ourselves as on Facebook. It’s…
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I am the Wandering Scott, and I am addicted to Social Media. In all likelihood, so are you. Social Media has grown and expanded over the years. Facebook, Instagram, Vine, and Pinterest are but a few varieties. The more quirky among you may even think of Google Plus. Regardless of which version of Social…
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To celebrate being done my OSCE (Observed Supervised Clinical Exam), here’s a travel story that has nothing at all to do with medical school. The setting was Northern Vietnam, in the last days of July 2014. I had been on a long trip as part of a sabbatical, a trip that had taken me from…
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Dear Internet, We have a problem, and we need to talk. I think this is a problem that we’ve always had, but over the past few years, I have noticed it growing more and more. Whereas once this problem only existed in small niches of the Internet, nowadays it runs rampant on all forms…
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(Author’s Note: I’m experimenting with a slightly different style in this post than the past. Let me know in the comments whether you prefer this or my past style.) There is a lot to be said for travelling alone. Most of my travels have been solitary. Travelling this way teaches you a lot about…
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Hi all, I’m the Wandering Scott, and I’m from Winnipeg, the most racist city in Canada according to Maclean’s (1). Winnipeg, we need to talk. Problems with treating racism like it’s a competition aside, I found that the article did have a lot of truth to it in terms of problems that do…
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I am terrified of snakes. This is a simple, irrefutable truth. I would call it a phobia but I don’t think that being afraid of a slithering slimy creature that can either poison you or constrict you until all of your bones are broken is entirely irrational. I’m not telling you this simple, irrefutable truth…
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Words and expressions are incredibly important and powerful, especially with regard to how we describe and treat each other. Today, I wanted to talk to you all about nouns and adjectives. Please permit a brief trip back to elementary school: a noun is a word that is something while an adjective is a word that…
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