Monday, August 17, 2009. Life has been a bit crazy, trying to wrap everything up. Writing final reports to give to MoFA, saying goodbye to friends and figuring out how to fit everything in my now too-small-seeming backpack has kept my brain on the fritz. Me in my favourite Ghana dr.

Misuku, Northern Region, Malawi. Through Engineers Without Borders I have the opportunity this summer to work for the Mzuzu Coffee Planters Cooperative Union at the Misuku co-op. Please post questions or email me! View my complete profile. Friday, July 31, 2009. Healthy banana trees and bean crops in front of your average Misuku home.

Saturday, September 5, 2009. Awudu, Saphia, me,and little Muftawu - they were my family in Paga,. Fatauh,me and Ayeesha -. Her and Saphia always shared a meal with me every night,. And Fatauh walked and talked with me the first night I was. There By the end we refered to each other as father and son.

Personal stories to describe systemic issues. November 6, 2011 by mikeklassen. Intense advertisement for a competitive British university as the 300. Imagine! This job is about life. It is an honour to be given that chance to save two lives at once. I can only try my best, every single day. As I try and shift my body to get my hand into my own pocket, the mate taps Aziiba on the .

The Adventures Of EWB And Michael Bosompra In Ghana.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009. Farming, Rural Ghanaian Style. Saakuu, my host brother, studied agric in SS, taught it at school and will be going to College this September to further his studies as he pursues a certificate in Agric business. This land is my land. Global warming is starting to show its ugly face and is increasing the level of environmen.

Sunday, September 20, 2009. The sun too shines in Calgary. Why will the child born in Calgary have far greater opportunity than the one born in Ndola? Internal roadblocks to change. As difficult as it is for an organization to achieve project su.

Saturday, October 30, 2010. From now on I will be posting to that site. Thanks! Links to this post. Thursday, October 7, 2010. In the same way that the experience of being immersed in African culture changes the volunteers, so my expe.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009. They serve farmers, which is to say farmers are the clients. And the farmers want me to stay, so my work with IDE was a success.

This blog is about my discoveries, beliefs, and insights from my May-August 2009 placement with Engineers Without Borders Canada. This will be a public record of my journey before, during, and after my volunteer position with IDE in Zambia. Healthy amounts of biased, opinionated thinking out loud will be present.