IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS...

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IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS...

• By Ginger Warden
• LIBR 500 Foundations of Information Technology

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IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS......I WOULD NEVER
LEAVE UNIVERSITY.

• I would study Canadian Popular Culture in the
  History Department.
• I would study Painting and Photography in the
  Fine Arts Department.
• I would study Contemporary Women Writers in the
  English Department.
• And I would study First Nations Cultures of the
  Northwest Coast in the Anthropology Department.

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DESPITE THE FACT THAT I DO NOT HAVE A MILLION
DOLLARS......I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN
SCHOOL.

• During my Bachelor of Arts degree, I had the
  opportunity to study cultures from a variety of
  historical periods and geographical locations.
  Some of my favorite classes were in the study of
• Inuit and First Nations Peoples
• Contemporary Canadian and American Artists
• Indigenous Arts of Central and South America

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• During my Master of Arts degree, I partook in
  graduate seminars on the history and visual
  culture of 10th century China, 12th century
  Europe, 18th century England, 20th century India,
  and Feminist Theory.
• I am currently enrolled in a Master of Librarian
  and Information Studies program.
  http//www.slais.ubc.ca/

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IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS......I WOULD NEVER
WORK FOR MONEY.

• I would teach children and adults about art and
  history at a public art gallery.
• I would write and illustrate childrens books and
  novels.
• I would organize literacy programs at a public
  library.

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DESPITE THE FACT THAT I DO NOT HAVE A MILLION
DOLLARS......I HAVE HAD SOME INTERESTING JOBS.

• I found out I could survive anything when I
  worked as a Tree Planter in British Columbias
  Northern clear-cuts.
• I discovered a love for teaching when I worked as
  a Teaching Assistant for a first year Art History
  course.
• I developed a passion for Childrens Literature
  while working as a Bookseller at a childrens
  bookstore.

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IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS......I WOULD KAYAK
ALL OF BRITISH COLUMBIAS COASTLINE.

• I would kayak alongside the orca whales in the
  Johnstone Strait.
• I would kayak to Haida Gwaii (the Queen Charlotte
  Islands), where ancient totem poles still stand.
• I would kayak around Cape Scott, one of the most
  pristine and rugged spots on Vancouver Island.

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DESPITE THE FACT THAT I DO NOT HAVE A MILLION
DOLLARS......I HAVE BEEN ON SOME WONDERFUL
KAYAKING TRIPS.

• I have explored rich marine tide pools in
  Desolation Sound.
• I have relaxed on the white sand beaches of the
  Broken Islands.
• I have photographed eroded sandstone structures
  along the coast of the Gulf Islands.

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IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS......I WOULD TRAVEL
AROUND THE WORLD.

• I would visit ancient temples in Nepal and India.
• I would hike through Northern New Zealand.
• I would bicycle around Prince Edward Island.
• I would bask in the sun and the rich cultures of
  Bali, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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DESPITE THE FACT THAT I DO NOT HAVE A MILLION
DOLLARS......I HAVE TRAVELED TO WONDERFUL PLACES.

• At the age of sixteen, I spent two months living
  with a host family in Nara, Japan.
• After my undergraduate degree, I spent three
  months in Europe. Some of my many destinations
  were England, Ireland, France, Italy, Greece,
  Turkey, and Bulgaria.
• During my masters degree, I spent two weeks
  exploring and conducting research for my thesis
  in London.

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IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS......LIFE WOULD BE
GREAT.

• DESPITE THE FACT THAT I DO NOT HAVE A MILLION
  DOLLARS

...LIFE IS GREAT.