APPLICANT #9: Ian Kroeker

Ian Kroeker is a 24-year-old from Lethbridge.

Here is Ian's video application:

Here is Ian's current situation:

I am person who loves to write. I enjoy expressing my ideas and finding a way to make them accessable to readers. I chose to write about freedom, because it is such an important idea. Everyone strives to be free in some way. Religion, politics, art, music, are all ways to exercise your freedom and individuality. Even being able to choose a bank that sets you free from mothly service fees...

Here is Ian's blog post:

Freedom is a single bird flying lazily through a cloudless sky. There is nothing or no one to make it go somewhere it doesn't want to . The bird can fly where ever it wants. It could dive towards the earth and reach incredible speeds or fly higher and see the land stretch out under it. Freedom is following your heart and fulfilling your dreams. It is having options and making the desicions you want. Freedom is people being able to shape their own destinies as they see fit. There is no one to hold you back. Sure, other people may try to influence you and your decisions, but you are free to ignore or use their advice as you see fit. Think of a musician improvising a song. When he starts he doesn't know what the end of the song will sound like. He makes the sounds that he wants to hear and then builds from that into something different, new, and unique to him. Freedom is what makes us individuals and makes this world such a interesting, exciting and fun place to be.

Ian