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What do you expect when you come to a place like Manila? For me,it was what I read in the books,the internet,or what I was told by my Filipino dentist who immigrated to Canada 10 years ago. It is a densely populated city,complete with high rises and large international companies juxtaposed [...] Here in Ethiopia,we have spent the past week designing and testing a standardized quantitative questionnaire that will be integrated into the new SKI curriculum as a prerequisite for implementation. It was an extremely intense week:full of meetings all-day;everyday,and plenty of site visits. Though intensive,I feel happy to have taken part [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] Debre Berhan methodologically confounds. No place is as cold (dark side of the moon) and as hot (Ethiopia/Danakil Depression) than Debre Berhan,Ethiopia. I go to bed in long johns (rainbow stripped) and wake up sweating through my shirt,reaching manically for the bottled water on my table. I sat down on a bag (50kgs) [...] The last few weeks have been quite the experience,as we embarked on a long awaited set of trips to finally provide beneficiaries of the ‘Linking Rural Youth with Knowledge and Opportunity through Micro-Enterprise’ project with finance in order for them to begin to engage in entrepreneurship in an effort [...] The past month and half has been incredible. I have had the opportunity to travel extensively throughout this country where every route seems like the scenic route. One of my colleagues amused at my admiration for almost everything laughed and said ‘you see things that we don’t see’. The goal [...] I should be doing something? That’s the thought that kept running through my head. Shouldn’t I be doing something right now? I am just sitting here,in the corner,not understanding 95% of the language. But all is good. Right? Okay,so here is the context. From June 17 to 21,the Emmanuel Development Association [...] First I should translate:opo means yes,with respect,in Tagalog. Today marks exactly one month since departing from Canada and arriving in the Philippines. Time has flown by and a big part of me feels like I am still establishing my first impressions. I suppose this is all relative – when you are prepared [...] Karibu (welcome) Tanzania! Or,in my case,karibu tena (welcome again)! So I’ve arrived –back to the world of bustling vendors selling washing soap and coke,wild daladalas (mini-buses) whipping around town,and markets with the biggest,most delicious avocadoes for 30 cents a piece. Yes,Tanzania,I missed you. At the same time,[...] | |||||
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