An account of my work with Engineers Without Borders and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Ghana, May to August 2010. Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Sweat Rags, Sweaters, and Simple Things. There are definitely more, for each side, but I thought this might serve as a good start. Afternoons under the Mango tree on weekends. Biking to work on my one-speed.

It was a long day, and I thought that I should probably head home at that time. As I travelled through the city to get home, I thought to myself about where exactly I was. I began to think of my parents, especially my father. It is because of him, and my mother, and all the influences in my life that I am who I am. I am who I am because he is who he is, and even th.

Chronicling my Summer in Malawi. Posted by laurenhockin in Uncategorized. It is the language that I spoke with my host family, the Bandas, as well as the other people in my village all throughout my summer working in Malawi. For me, tionana encapsulates my sentiments as I left my Malawian family and home to return to Canada in August of 2010.

Life as an ewb jf in zambia. I arrived back in Mpongwe Wednesday to lend support to all of the agents here that are involved with the prepaid vouchers. My friend Cholwe holding the flyer I designed.

Challenges faced, lessons learned, stories shared, feelings experienced and thoughts reflected on during my time in Ghana with Engineers Without Borders. I was listening to a song the other day and a lyric rang true with me. I gave you my best shot, but you never could tell. Gonna pack my suitcase, sing to myself, goodbye. I gave you my best shot,.

May 7, 2013 in Uncategorized. Two weeks ago, I got onto a plane in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, destined for Toronto, Canada. Upon returning to Canada, I found a job in one week. I start my university classes tomorrow. Upon my arrival to Calgary, I had several affordable housing options. Each with my own room.

My posts reverberate from the echoes of strong emotions. They are layers of dampened anger, frustration, curiosity, discovery and maybe even some joy, if you look deep enough. Life is wonderful and interesting and painful and harsh all over the world. Back to the mutant produce.

The not-so-profound chronicles of a summer spent in Ghana, working with the district government assembly and Engineers Without Borders. Monday, August 2, 2010. These are almost all certainly part of larger communities but unless you are specifically familiar with them you have no idea how to combine them. There is no complete or official list of communities. When departments collect data, they visit and name the communities .

I have learned a lot of things about the world watching movies. I have learned a lot of things about myself when looking back at the movies I have chosen to see.