{"id":2066,"date":"2024-04-25T10:52:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T13:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/?page_id=2066"},"modified":"2024-04-30T14:24:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T17:24:26","slug":"a-walk-on-the-edge-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/a-walk-on-the-edge\/a-walk-on-the-edge-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"A Walk on the Edge | 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Each year, Dr. Laurie Brinklow\u2019s intrepid students from her Islandness: Culture, Change and Identity<\/em> class take a \u201cwalk on the edge,\u201d then document their experience \u2013 through words and images \u2013 of what it\u2019s like being out on the edge of the Island. And because our class is in the winter semester, the experience isn\u2019t of the usual sun, sand, and sea\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the assignments from the 2024 cohort. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ama Kwaama Bremansu: A Historic Walk on the Edge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Arriving on the Island that fateful Sunday dawn is a day I will not forget. As I took my first steps off the plane, I realized that I had stepped into a totally different climate, time zone, weather pattern, landscape, culture, identity and lifestyle. Some days after arrival I decided to take a short walk along Victoria Park. So early that morning, I wore my winter boots, packed my small backpack and set out. The air was crisp, it was snowing (apparently this was my first time experiencing snow) and the rhythmic sound of trees and birds filled the atmosphere. Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Taiwo Ogunsanya: A Walk on the Edge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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As I set off on my journey to Atican Beach in Lekki-Ajah, Lagos state, Nigeria, I could feel the refreshing air and smell the sea. This adventure would take me to the furthest point of what is familiar, both in a literal and figurative sense. Walking on the edge symbolizes the excitement of venturing into unfamiliar territory, challenging limits, and delving into unexplored realms of both the external world and one’s own psyche.\u00a0Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Each year, Dr. Laurie Brinklow\u2019s intrepid students from her Islandness: Culture, Change and Identity class take a \u201cwalk on the edge,\u201d then document their experience \u2013 through words and images \u2013 of what it\u2019s like being out on the edge of the Island. And because our class is in the winter semester, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":0,"parent":718,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[7,43],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2066"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2066"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2115,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2066\/revisions\/2115"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}