Noa Bridson

A Window

Noa Bridson

2017-01-18

At Pearson College I took this course in philosophy in which we studied free will for a month. To be honest, reading the works of Holbach and Sarte and positing if the caged bird was free or not, really was of little interest to me. Little did I know however, that the events that would proceed in...

A Window

Noa Bridson

2017-01-16

Learning like a Child

Noa Bridson

2016-10-24

One might assume, as I initially had, that turning 19 and moving half way across the world to a foreign land meant I had finally “grown up”. However, literally every conversation I have, every thing I try to do here, I am reminded how much of a baby I am. Instead of asking, “why the water...

Where in the World is She?

Noa Bridson

2016-10-09

Three years away from home, three hours North of Quito and three weeks living here in rural Ecuador, I find myself crouched in my bedroom collecting beetles for dinner as I listen to the synchronized squeals of the guinea pigs and my 2 year old brother. Much has happened since I first arrived weeks ago, and while...

When Adventure Calls

Noa Bridson

2016-09-17

Here I am sitting in a complete foreign city, crunched in a ball because of "traveler's stomach", feeling lost in culture I don't know and stifled by a language I can't speak. Yet if you asked me how I feel I would answer without hesitation "happier than ever!!" You see adventure isn't comfortable, it isn't...

Dreaming

Noa Bridson

2016-09-03

Noa Santana Bridson A name that blossomed from the love created by some crazy hippy couple living in South Korea in the mid-1990's. A name that carries the meaning " the one who wanders". A name that plays the strings of my parents favourite love song. A name that tells the story of my unruly...