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.

Working at the District Assembly. 8220;You did not keep long. I put my laptop and a host of other papers into my backp.

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.

What can I say? I love the Fulani. She is probably my favourite, always smiling and full of shenanigans. The Fulani style includes portable boomboxes, beautiful jewelry and of course model poses. Haha love it, he saw me taking a photo of the tree and wanted in. Nomad with his cows, this is where the cattle chill at night and the Fulani herders sleep there are well. The Fulani take very good care of their animals, these are getting rounded up for immunizations.

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.

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 .