We applaud you for wanting to "go North to contribute to the greater good of the communities with an understanding of the cultural differences and a sensitivity for the Serious issues that are at hand, such as STARVATION." We too, are here with an understanding of the cultural differences and are sensitive to the serious issues - we just choose not to talk about it in every post we write. We choose not to talk about our past experiences such as Jeff volunteering in Africa for a year where he experienced firsthand "Serious issues" that were truly horrific, nor working for World Vision and volunteering our time to 30 hour famines to raise money for matters like "STARVATION." So yes, we are quite aware and quite active in bringing awareness to these issues, but we have chosen to not use this forum to discuss these matters. It does not mean we are not aware of what happens in the world and in our own communities.

--> For instance, there are over 33,000 homeless people in Canada and another 6,000,000 in the United States of America. If we were to apply your logic and your definition of offensiveness, anyone in North America who talks about their house or where they live is being insensitive. Do you know every person that lives in your community? There are probably people who have many problems in your very own backyard that you don't even know. Would it make you insensitive to go to work if one of your neighbours lost their jobs? Would it offend someone on your street if you had a nice meal for dinner and they didn't? These are the assumptions you are implying with your comment, so if it doesn't make sense to you, perhaps it doesn't make sense for us.
--> This blog is by no means a political soapbox or an official how-to on living in the north. It is simply us documenting certain aspects of our time here and sharing a fraction of our life. You are welcome to continue reading, and we hope you do. Not every post will be about what we're having for dinner, nor will they always be a lesson to be taught/learned either. Whatever direction our experiences lead us, be it towards the kitchen to bake cookies, or out on the land to peek at some caribou, we will continue to write about how we choose to be living in the north.