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Baumgart: Powwow time

WE went to a Powwow while at the Calgary Stampede.It truly is the “Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth” when it boasts of a powwow as a must-see attraction.And we’re not really talking about your regular powwow meeting.The Calgary Stampede is ...

From 605 days ago

Baumgart: Yahoo!

CALGARY, Alberta--“The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth” read the sign outside of the Calgary Stampede.I was a bit skeptical at first--would it really be the greatest show?Five minutes after stepping through the gates, I found my answer as motocross bikes ...

From 619 days ago

Baumgart: Boy Bawang

IT’S amazing to find myself still in the midst of Filipinos, even after traveling over thousands of miles.I’m currently in Canada and the familiar chatter of Tagalog had me curiously craning my neck several times.On my second day, my resolve ...

From 633 days ago

LOBOC, Bohol – Imagine a life filled with music.For some musically inclined boys and girls from Loboc, Bohol, they are living their musical dreams. Nurtured by the Loboc Development Foundation as their poverty alleviation project, teenagers from poor families are ...

From 661 days ago

Baumgart: Sweaty armpits

WELL, that was summer.Rain has been unforgiving (but very much welcome) these past few days. It’s been coming down in buckets (luckily, not flood-worthy—yet). After days of going without a drop of rain in the sweltering heat, it looks like ...

From 675 days ago

Baumgart: Post-elections

The elections are done.Social media is currently on fire with post-elections conversations. There’s disappointment and there’s jubilation, and there’s “let-us-just-move-on-we-are-democracy-the-people-have-voted.”At the end of June, a new (or old, for those re-elected) set of government officials will start their roles as ...

From 689 days ago

Embrace Diversity

WE NEED to stop with our obsession of turning white.We live in a tropical country where we have tropical weather conditions and it’s so hot that we like to drink tropical juice.This whiteness obsession makes no sense given our weather ...

From 710 days ago

Baumgart: Fresh grad tips

ONE of my friends asked me for tips for students transitioning into the workforce.I love fresh grads. They always bring a new energy to the office—fresh ideas, new thoughts, and interesting new work styles.Here are some of my thoughts I ...

From 731 days ago

Honesty is the best policy

MY FATHER always knew when I lied as a child.He’d tilt his head towards me, allowing his glasses to slide down his crooked nose, and peer over the thick rims of his glasses. He’d give me a calculating look, one ...

From 752 days ago

Baumgart: Elections 2019

IT’S probably easier to run for public office than to get a government ID.A Facebook friend lamented how it took ages for her to get her passport despite having presented government-issued IDs. She still needed to present other documents to ...

From 773 days ago

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