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Navigating Novelty
I arrived in Bogota on January 1st, 2025, marking the start of my new year. Unfortunately, I did not feel like I was brimming with the motivation and excitement that we typically hope a new year brings. Instead, I felt lonely and scared. I had fallen in love with Medellin,…
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Here’s What I Wish I Had Known Before Starting My Work Term in Tokyo, Japan
Currently in Tokyo, wrapping up my work term, and honestly there are so many things I wish I had known before jumping into this experience. Not in a bad way. Just things that would have been nice to mentally prepare for. But then again, maybe the best part has been…
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Taiwan – a New Home Away from Home
This leg of the trip feels very different from the previous ones. To be honest, it’s a shock to me. There’s less pressure to fit in and to make friends because I am no longer alone- I have established a network. Strangely enough, I find myself making friends without even…
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A Journey to Loving Buenos Aires
Here in Buenos Aires, when I strike up conversation, I almost always get asked something along the lines of “how come you speak like us?”, that is, how come I use the local variation and words. They ask with wonder and seem to be quite happy about it. Connections are…
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From Valencia to Sevilla
Hola amigos! I am in the middle of my academic term in Sevilla, Spain, where I am studying at Universidad Pablo de Olavide. I have moved to a different part of Spain from where I studied Spanish for my language term in Valencia. Valencia will always have a piece of…
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From Seoul to Busan
2024 McCall MacBain International Fellow, Martín, writes from South Korea: Leaving Seoul feels different than I thought it would. When I first arrived, it was all about adjusting, learning, and meeting people who would shape my experience in ways I couldn’t have anticipated. Now, as I packed up my room…
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Building a World-Class Student Leadership Academy at Dalhousie University
We are thrilled to support the growth of Dalhousie University’s Student Leadership Academy. Through a progressive, three-tiered approach, the Academy cultivates lifelong leadership skills, inspiring students from across disciplines to act, foster growth, and create positive change locally and globally. Through our partnership, Dalhousie will offer McCall MacBain-Dalhousie Leadership Academy…
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Boosting the Leadership of Student-Athletes in Quebec
Sport is a powerful avenue for cultivating leadership, but student-athletes often get limited opportunities to build on their skills beyond the field. Fondation Aléo has welcomed the first cohort of scholarship recipients into the newly launched Fondation Aléo x McCall MacBain Leadership Program. In addition to receiving $4,000 per year…
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In Chengdu, Novelty Is the Routine
Written by Matthew, 2024 McCall MacBain International Fellow from China Yesterday, I spent the day in the mountains west of Chengdu. My hosts run nature education activities for families, and this weekend they invited me to tag along. In the morning, as we waited for everyone to arrive, I passed…
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Expanding the Order of the White Rose Scholarships to Support the Next Generation of Women in Engineering
The McCall MacBain Foundation is honoured to join the Circle of Benefactors to grow the Order of the White Rose Scholarships at Polytechnique Montreal. The Scholarships support talented women in pursuing graduate studies in engineering and honour the 14 women whose lives were cut short by the devastating shooting on…
