Author Archives: Amanda Bolton

Amanda is a true Ravenclaw and a real life “Professor of Muggle Studies” (teaching Psychology to Muggles). She’s been involved with activism and education on environmental issues and human rights since she was 11 when, with the help and inspiration of an amazing teacher, she learned that kids can make a difference and started a school eco-club. Now she loves helping both young and old break out of the “Muggle mindset.”

No New Stuff–Apartment Edition

How much of your apartment can you find used? More than you would expect! Take the challenge and learn how to save money and lessen your environmental impact.

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The Not-So-Balanced News Media

We all rely on some form of news media to keep us informed about what’s going on in the world; but what happens when news sources deliberately skew the truth? And how do we tell the ones that do?

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Amanda Goes to LeakyCon

There’s more than one way to get to LeakyCon, even if you don’t have a racing broom. Amanda tells us how she’s decreasing her carbon footprint, and increasing her overall experience.

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Day 10 – Tips for School Stress

I used to be very much like Hermione when it came to school and stressing out about things. I would memorize everything to the letter and aim for 100%. I always worried I would do badly. If I did, then how would I get into university? get or keep scholarships? a job? Now, after 24 [...]

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Choices

We all know the choices we make matter. They have consequences, whether soon or in the distant future. We don’t always know what the right choices are, and sometimes we know but it’s too hard to make them. Either we are too shy, or too scared, or too uncertain. Sometimes the timing just isn’t right. [...]

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A last minute gift guide

There is one type of gift I recommend giving this year: One that means a lot to someone. No “because I have to” gifts, no “cheap stuff that maybe they’ll like” gifts, but ones that really mean something, hopefully to the person receiving the gift, but also to someone else in the world as well. [...]

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The Journey, Part 5: Our little town

Finally, we made it back to our little town where we spent many years of our childhood. I was really looking forward to wandering around, seeing my old houses, my old school, the little playground where I fell off the slide that one time, the “big hill” I would ride ride my bike down. We [...]

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The Journey, Part 4: Natural wonders

On my trip, I got to see some truly wonderful things. But what stood out the most, and what I’m most passionate about, are the natural wonders out there. Two places in particular were absolutely incredible, and I highly recommend seeing them if you get the chance! First up was the Badlands National Park of [...]

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The Journey, Part 3: History and remembrance

Another leg of our journey took us to some historic and memorable places, some of which you’ve very likely heard of, and some which you quite possibly have not. These places made us stop and reflect, to think about our shared past and what is coming up in our near future. Our mood here was [...]

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The Journey, Part 2: Animal friends and oddities

I’ve always enjoyed odd or unusual things. I love expressions of creativity, especially the quirky ones! I think that is why Dumbledore is one of my favourite characters; he does odd things because they amuse him, and he doesn’t really care what others think of that. So whenever I travel, I keep an eye out [...]

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