Today is Celiac Awareness Day. I have Celiac Disease. I was diagnosed when I was 3 years-old. What does it mean? The simple answer is that it means that I cannot eat anything with wheat or gluten because my body isn’t able to digest it like other people. As long as I keep to my […]
Archives for September 2012
Eco Book Review: The Eco Student’s Guide To Being Green At School
I took this book out of the library at school. Obviously, it’s an eco book. It’s by J. Angelique Johnson. This is what I learned from this book: 1. Use a task light, like a lamp, when possible. it uses a lot less energy than overhead lighting and it’s better for your eyes. 2. Use […]
Just announced for We Day in Toronto: Lil JaXe
Many of you may not know Lil JaXe, a 13-year-old rapper from Toronto, but you will. He’s one of the performers just announced at this year’s We Day in Toronto! Jake Zeldin has struggled with a serious stutter all his life, but when he raps the stutter disappears! My dad, Eric, met him last year, […]
Wordless Wednesday
Eco-Dictionary – Defining Some Big and Important Eco Words
When we talk about the environment people use a lot of big and new words that you might not know what they mean. You need to know what they mean so that you can really understand why they are so important. If you don’t know what a word means, ask someone – a teacher, your […]
First performers announced for We Day Toronto!
Yesterday we saw this teaser on Facebook from We Day: They’re not perfect but they’re coming to We Day Toronto in less than three weeks! Who do you think they are? They made the picture on purpose and gave a riddle to reveal the first announcement. The answer to the riddle is: Hedley. Their song, […]
I got invited to attend We Day!
I just got invited to We Day in Toronto! I got an email from the We Day Honoured Guest Team and Craig and Marc Kielburger – the two brothers from Toronto who founded Free The Children and We Day – to invite me to be an “honoured guest”. This is some of what the email […]
I’m interviewed by Marc Gordon!
Looking for some tips on how to start a blog? My new friend Marc Gordon (him and my dad, Eric, go waaaay back, they both told me), interviewed me about how I started, some tips on how often to blog, how to get your blog noticed, and how to get more comments. I hope I […]