March 4, 2013
This week, we have a story written by Mona Stockley, from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Mona is enrolled in in literacy classes at Dartmouth Learning Network (DLN), a non-profit, community-based organization dedicated to improving literacy levels in the community. It offers training for adults in language, mathematics, computers and life skills.

This cold month of February is for sure the time of year I'd rather be on holidays sun tanning with my colorful red sunglasses and lying on a large striped beach towel with my friends staring at the muscular hot stuff stretched out near us, while we bury our little toes deep in the lovely coarse burning sand. Also, we'll gawk at the youngsters surfing every foaming blue wave they can see as we sip on some orange iced tea! But I know that's not possible, so we'll have to settle with bundling up warmly, so my hands are wrapped around fluffy mittens and a scalding mug of hot chocolate. Then perhaps we'll look at healthy, gorgeous males skating on the new oval.