Amanda Lindhout

With awareness come responsibility and choice.

After being in captivity for so long, I can't begin to describe how wonderful it feels to be home in Canada.

Contemplating Christmas when you are isolated and far from home brings its own unique pain.

What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.

When I write that I've known about something for a long time, that's not a boast. That's a confession. It's me acknowledging that I have withheld something important from the public.

I miss L.A. because of the weather. It can change so much in Calgary. You can get a storm one minute, and then the sun will come out and it will be hot.