The Column
Collection by TWU Alumni Association
The Column is an online space exclusively for alumni stories. What do we mean when we say stories? Anything from a day in the life of a mum alum, to sharing your post-TWU journey, to the adventures of starting your own business, to overcoming a particular challenge, to climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, to pursuing a master’s degree. There's no such thing as “too ordinary” or "too extraordinary": we want to hear your story, and so do your peers.
When We Fail | Stories | TWU Alumni Association
I also don’t want to make it seem like my time in the Philippines was only painful. In truth it was the best year of my life. The vast majority of our operations were successful, and we managed to help local law enforcement rescue hundreds of trafficking victims that year. ...
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These Are My Shoes | Stories | TWU Alumni Association
I never write for columns like these. To be honest, reading them usually makes me jealous that I'm not the guy who married the woman of his dreams, the ...
Stewardship & A Special Place | Stories | TWU Alumni Association
I vividly remember the first time I visited Trinity Western University. I was in my first semester at SFU, and having a hard time adjusting to life after ...
Perfect Pianos & Vibrant Violins | Stories | TWU Alumni Association
I now find myself every Tuesday sitting in a waiting room full of five-year-old ballerinas, and future concert pianists. I have traded my well-played classical songs of Bach and Beethoven for “Twinkle Twinkle (Annoying) Little Star,” and I love it! ...
Six More Weeks of Winter | Stories | TWU Alumni Association
Infirmities of a spiritual and physical nature plague many of us, and looming ever larger in our subconscious is an election that may render us all jobless in a moment. That would give even the most careless persons pause. No adjustment seems quite so stark as the immediate and violent shift from everything to nothing. ...
Presence & Joy in Cambodia | Stories | TWU Alumni Association
I have spent this year living in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, serving in the role of Program Assistant of Precious Women, an organization that works with women who have been trafficked and exploited in the Cambodian sex and entertainment industries. ...
Instagram post by TWU Alumni Association • Jan 23, 2015 at 4:07pm UTC
15 Likes, 1 Comments - TWU Alumni Association (@twualum) on Instagram: “It's only been 2 years since @rachelbarkman (Raymond '12) graduated, but she's her own boss. Read…”