Just Shut Your Eyes And Go Nairobi,Kenya. 2 months down,5.5 to go.

By Victoria June 29th,2011

Signals We Are Free EP at www.grmnygrmny.com . This song stuck out to me as I believe it was kind of what I was thinking as I left for Kenya nearly two months ago now. All I had wanted since I left east Africa in 2009 was to get back here,yet in the final [...]

June 29th,2011 | Category:Misc. | One comment

Food Insecurity in the Concrete Jungle

By Gillian June 29th,2011

A Concrete Jungle;full of half-finished and abandoned construction,Addis Ababa,Ethiopia is a sea of tin rooftops,and the poverty is inescapable.

Of course,poverty is made most visible by the many beggars and homeless that line the streets.  Of this marginalized population,a most noticeable vulnerability is malnutrition.

Having already fueled unrest in [...]

June 29th,2011 | Category:International Development,Social Change | 2 comments

How di bodi from Bo!

By Heather June 29th,2011

Language here is a bit… difficult. I’m at the stage where if people speak slowly in Krio,I can transcribe it into English,but I can’t speak it or conduct interviews of my own in it. This is definitely a challenge working in communications! How do I help to share the stories of people when [...]

June 29th,2011 | Category:Cross-Cultural Communication,Living Abroad,Working Abroad | 4 comments

Sweet Salone

By Anya June 20th,2011

My return to Sierra Leone 2 ½ years on was unexpected and bitter sweet. As one of the least developed countries in the world,the country faces unimaginable daily hardships and challenges for both those who call this country home and those of us lucky enough to get a taste of the beautiful land known [...]

June 20th,2011 | Category:Living Abroad,Working Abroad | 2 comments