Amanda Lindhout

With awareness come responsibility and choice.

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

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

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.

Secretary Clinton has dramatically changed the face of U.S. foreign policy globally for the good. But I wish she had been unleashed more by the White House.