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Postcards from tour…

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Well good peoples, it's been a long haul on the http://blog.becauseiamagirl.ca/ tour but every moment has been worth it. As the journey winds down, I wanted to visually update everyone with pieces from the road. We have now arrived in Winnipeg, the last leg of the tour. Along the way I [...]

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1950s vs. 2010 Girls Girls Girls…

At one of the school presentations today, a student asked “Isn’t it more relevant to have a Girl’s Rights presentation like this in one of the countries where early marriage and other issues are happening…how is a “Because I Am a Girl” campaign relevant here in Canada?” I told to her that in my [...]

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This goes out to my tour ladies (…and Kyle)

It has been over 6 months since I’ve seen “home” and it is definitely starting to get to be a long journey on the road. That said, I probably would have become more homesick if my tour mates were not such amazing and interesting individuals! What better way to celebrate the roles of [...]

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Oh KKK-Kanada!

Quick post as I’m late checking out of our hotel in Golden BC…Found this gem of a photo op just outside Kelowna BC yesterday.  It’s been a great experience traveling across Canada to smaller towns and seeing the cultural diversity as well as, sometimes, the old school and ignorant mentalities still prevalent in many communities. [...]

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T Bay Represent!

I had a great day visiting schools in Thunderbay!  The girls out here were so LIVE and friendly!  In the morning we heading out to Goreham Ware and followed that up with Winston Churchill in the afternoon.  I found the Q & A portion of the show very interesting today as many of the girls [...]

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