Final blog posting about my time in Malawi. Hope you enjoy it! Ah, Malawi. How to summarize this country into one blog? Otter Point at Cape Maclear. But why is it a poor country? Is that really a good use of scarce resources? Lineup for the g.

Mdash; Leave a comment. As well as national newspaper. And in addition to the newspaper,. A day in the life.

Thursday, December 23, 2010. I am back home in Canada now, after what has been a life altering experience. One week today we flew back into Toronto and since then I have had some time to reflect on my experiences over the last four months in Ghana. Here is a quick summary of my thoughts for you. Wednesday, December 1, 2010. My host father, Mr. He came third last year in the district best farmer competition, and won a bicycle and a machete. My room that I am staying in.

Stories and experiences from my life in Malawi. On January 27, 2012. A two hour drive into Mulanje last week, my team and I reached Kamwendo village to witness our first ever ODF ceremony.

Get Your Focus Straight and Orchestrate Fate. February 14, 2012 by jdaniow. Times of transition and uncertainty are inevitable. The ideal way of getting through these times is through a balance between acceptance of this inevitability, and taking responsibility and action for getting past it- based on strong vision for the future. The government is already an expert at generating excuses and temporary fixes, but leadership needs to take responsib.

Along the journey home, from Kampala to Cairo to Accra to Washington and finally to Toronto, there was plenty of time for reflecting on the past 2 years of working in Africa with Engineers Without Borders. Sometimes we need to just stop, and smile at the amazing little simple things that make our lives fantastic! I now.

From Brown to Green to White. During the last two weeks however, previously barren ground has quickly turned green! Meanwhile back at home, the first snow storm of the year is dumping copious quantities of snow on southern Ontario. One week from today I will be arriving back in Canada and hopefully there will still be enough to go skiing in Waterloo. Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.

A collection of stories and thoughts from my time working in Malawi with Engineers Without Borders Canada. Last week, as I lay shivering in my bed at 5pm, a simple thought crossed my mind. As I swallowed the extra strength Advil in my dark kitchen much later that night, the same thought crossed my mind again. When my roommate woke me up the next morning as she was leaving for work, she told me what I already knew. Get out of bed so I can take you to the clinic.

The news, highlights, stories and perspectives of an EWB professional fellow. Put me to work for a day. To say that greetings in Malawi are very important would be an understatement. They are foundation of every interaction. As you may remember from a previous post, th.