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Welcome to the holiday edition of ContEd Express, our Continuing Education staff newsletter.
In this edition of ContEd Express we asked you to reflect on 2021. You shared new discoveries, simple pleasures, helpful technology and favourite moments. Thank you to all of our teammates who participated and to Luisa Cruz-Milette (Program Manager) for her wonderful riddles.
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What was a new discovery that you loved this year?
Recipes
- Tik Tok baked feta pasta
- Pressure cooker soups
- Homemade garlic bread
- Coconut green curry
- Tabbouleh
- Crispy Chili Chicken
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Podcasts
- Amy Schumer Presents: 3 Girls, 1 Keith
- Ologies
- No Dogs In Space
- Cult of pedagogy
- He Said, Ella Dijo
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TV Shows
- Why Women Kill
- Grey's Anatomy (I'm a few seasons behind the current one)!
- Ted Lasso
- Succession
- Bosch
- Crash-landing on you
- Foundation
- Reservation Dogs
- Only Murders in the Building
- The Beatles: Get Back
- Resident Alien
- Shadow and Bone
- Mare of Easttown
- Firefly Lane
- Contact
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Movies
- Dune (2)
- No Time to Die
- Cruella
- Tick, Tick, Boom!
- Green Knight
- Belfast
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife
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Books
- Too Much by Rachel Verona Cote
- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Bunny by Mona Awad
- Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
- Bewilderment by Richard Powers
- Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
- Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
- Mortuary Confidential
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Hiking trails or parks
- Trails in and around my home
- Fish Creek
- St. Patrick Island
- Carburn Park
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New sports
- Back to the gym!
- Tennis
- Golf
- Swimming
- Pilates
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Games
- Throw Throw Burrito
- Mario Party
- Phase 10
- Drawize and Heads Up
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Others
- The Buy Nothing Project (local community giving/receiving household items, clothes, shoes, books, kids toys, even meals)
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What simple pleasures have you especially enjoyed this year?
- Reading a book (5)
- Cuddling with family pet (5)
- Cooking a delicious meal (5)
- Walking the dog/cat (3)
- Baking (3)
- Children back in school (1)
- Teenagers baking for the family (1)
- Making lattes (1)
- Sketching (1)
- Listening to music (2)
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What technology have you integrated into your life this year that you are excited about?
- Digital personal assistant (Alexa, Google) (2)
- Fitness App: Peloton (1), Apple Fitness (1)
- Meal planning App: Mealime (1)
- Upgraded iPhone from 6 to 12, I love the new camera! (1)
- AirPods! (1)
- FaceTime (1)
- Kahoot (1)
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Describe your favourite moment of the year?
- Knowing that all my loved ones were finally fully vaccinated.
- Eating in restaurants again.
- Sitting in cafés again.
- Outdoor swimming this summer in the cool Calgary water.
- Hugging my family.
- Meeting friends at cafe and taking walks with coffee in hand.
- Getting my second COVID vaccine, and summer vacation.
- Being together to celebrate Canada Day and being able to go out for dinner again as a family.
- Seeing my parents, family and friends.
- Paddleboarding and swimming in mountain lakes.
- Whale watching with my nieces.
- Zoom visits with my family.
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Describe this year in 3 to 5 keywords OR unleash your creativity and name your year, you can give your year a name, like "The Year of Exploration" or "The Year of Stumbles and Scuffles"
Keywords
- Outdoor
- Family
- Hamsters
- Roller Coaster
- You are on mute
- Netflix, walk, repeat
- Walk, coffee, zoom
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Year Names
- Year of Almost Open
- The year of building stronger community at home.
- Slightly Better Than 2020
- The year of back and forth
- The Year of Gratitude
- Blurs-year
- See Saw year
- Year of Growth
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Riddle me this from Luisa
- I go around all the places, cities, towns, and villages, but never come inside. What am I?
Answer___________?
- You go at red and stop at green. What am I?
Answer___________?
- I have 13 hearts, but no lungs or stomach. What am I?
Answer___________?
Look for the answer on Tuesday December 21, in the ContEd Teams Chat.
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Happy Birthday!
Celebrating birthdays in December:
- Stephanie Herrera Ordonez
- Marielena Nunez
- Suzanne Fitzhenry
- Ryoko Takada-Barrett
Celebrating birthdays in January:
- Ellie Khaksar
- Robert Wensveen
We hope you all have a wonderful birthday!
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Visit the ContEd Teams Chat in Microsoft Teams
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