SPREAD SOME CHEER spring is here

I just spent this past weekend in London Ontario with Kinesiology students from across Canada participating in Kin Games 2011. It was a FUN weekend filled with constant cheering chanting and spirit! We were competing against other university's for the "shoe" in events like handball and football. There were opening dances performed by each team and an academic challenge but most of all there was UNITY. Everyone was cheering for everyone and sharing with everyone, the way everything should be. Friendships were formed, spirits were up and EVERYONE left with a smile on their face and a happy heart. It's weird to be back without the team, all I want to do is start chants for everyone to join in. I am in the U of L library. So I will share my spirit with you. 

THREE WORD CHANTS THREE WORD CHANTS

FLIGHTS ARE BOOKED FLIGHTS ARE BOOKED

APPLIED FOR VISA'S APPLIED FOR VISA'S

WE'RE GOING TO BRAZIL WE'RE GOING TO BRAZIL!!

I'm getting excited to leave school and actively participate in aiding social justice issues. Something about sitting at a desk and studying just isn't cutting it for me right now .  I WANT TO HELP I WANT TO HELP. Well okay I do want to graduate as well, but come on summer happen already!

We are still getting items for our silent auction which is happening Saturday, April 2nd. 6-9 pm. $20 tickets at St. Bonaventure Church in Calgary. Contact me for tickets or if you have any items you can donate. 

I hope everyone is enjoying the longer days and hopefully warmer weather

Cheers :)

Annessa Nina

School be done, Brazil to come

What's up what's up what's up? Here's what's up with me..
With fundraising right now we are still working on getting things ready for our silent auction in April. Looks like we have some great prizes.

Our Brazil team just had our first solo get together without team Nepal. We watched an amazing documentary called Favela Rising. I'm attaching the link..http://www.viewchange.org/videos/favela-rising WATCH IT. It follows an amazing man named Anderson Sá who grew up in the favelas (huge squatter settlements) of Rio de Janeiro, fed up with the violence and suffering of his people he decides to give children a way out through music, specifically Afro Reggae. He helps people see past a life of violence and drugs to a future they can be proud of. It also shows police corruption, an interesting insight is that the police are the subject of the most prejudice and that they are highly underpaid. So yes.. Watch it. We will not be put in unsafe situations like there are in this video though so do not worry!

At the moment team Brazil  is scrambling around to get our visa applications handed in as they may take awhile and we have been informed kind of late. That being said our leaders are amazing and have been working their butts off to pull everything together!
Less than 2 months and we are on our way!!! If you would like to donate check out my second blog post and follow those directions :) Cheers...

Oh P.S. we won our tuesday soccer game!! Gooo team Culture Shock :)

Annessa Nina