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As you well know,Street Kids works in a wide variety of countries,each with their own very unique cultural and economic context. So I’m interested… from your experiences so far,how would you answer the following (TWO PART) question: -What types of youth businesses are the most popular in the country where you work? [...] OK,so when we Street Kids interns had our training in Toronto,we did a three day workshop on working in a cross-cultural setting. We learned a lot of stuff that week –useful stuff,serious stuff,interesting stuff… But at the same time,there were a lot of laughs in that workshop. Because [...] I’d like to tell a story I’ve heard about Mexico City,a place I love and know well (but not a place where Street Kids has programming,mind you.) Once upon a time,there was a popular taco stand run by some young men in Mexico City. The youth sold their delicious tacos on a [...] After spending most of my lifetime in super-regulated Canada,when I first started traveling in “developing”countries,what was one thing that really struck me? Street vendors. Whether I was in Guatemala or Burkina Faso or Belize or Togo,it seemed to me that I could literally buy anything my heart desired on the street. Once [...] It’s been a tumultuous month,that’s for sure. As my fellow interns know,there were some unforeseen and unfortunate developments in my life that meant my internship had to be cut short. As a result,I am back in Canada. I am disappointed that this opportunity with Street Kids didn’t work out,but life is [...] I’ve heard that culture shock is worst when you expect a country to be familiar. For me,this has been true. I spent most of the last year in Guatemala. Because of this,I wasn’t really nervous about moving to Bolivia for my Street Kids internship,because I figured it would be pretty similar. I [...] Thanks for checking out the group blog of the 2010 Street Kids International interns. As we all head off to the various countries where we’ll be working,we are excited about the work we will do,what we will learn and the stories we’ll have to share with you! I am heading to Bolivia on [...] | |||||
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