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More worksite news
I’m horrendously behind in my blog, so I thought I’d take a moment to try and catch up on the rest of my stay in Ghana. As I mentioned, I’ve been on the move quite a bit and will report on that as soon as possible. For now, suffice it to say that I’ve covered
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present location
Apologies for the lack of postings lately, but I’ve been off the grid so to speak for the last while. Mali is also notorious for blackouts at inopportune times. I promise more information later, but click here for my current location. All is going well!
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Mali
Just a quick update that I’m in Mali now. I’ve been on the move quite a bit since Friday, hence my lack of postings. I should have a bag full of stories out of this place – super interesting!
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PTL
We did a little PTL while in Humjibre (PTL, as in praise the Lord). While I’m not a religious person, I think it is important to partake in the local religious services to understand the culture as they are one of the best moments to see the community in action. It would also be taken
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Where am I now?
Just in case you are wondering where I’m hanging out at the moment, I’m in Burkina Faso, a country with place names only rivaled by Newfoundland. I spent the first day in the fiery and dusty capital city Ouagadougou. I’m now in the country’s second city, the cleverly named Bobo-Dioulasso. Just in case you are
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How the other half lives
As Habitat vounteers, we are always given the chance to meet and perhaps get to know the families who will occupy the houses we are building. As I’ve probably mentioned to all of you at some point or another, Habitat requires that the families put a certain amount of hours into building the house they
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To be of use
This little poem was shared as a morning reflection during our build. I think it sums up what I hope and strive for when I go on these trips. We in western society are lucky to be able to choose to define ourselves by what we do in our work or leisure. But for most
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Things that go WAAAAAAAAHHHH in the night
I already let you in on one of the minor disruptions to our sleep while in Humjibre – our loudspeaker friend Brother Love, dubbed for his persuasive, evangelical and above all self-appreciating cadence in his voice. Then there are the roosters which begin howling at 4:00 am and dont really stop through the day until
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the build
I thought I should take a moment to duck out of the sweltering Burkina sun to let you know how things are going. Where to start? How about the build… Akwabaa (“welcome” in the local Ghanaian dialect) Humjibre is a small remote village of 3000 people located about an 9 hour drive from Accra. Upon
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quick update
Just a quick note to let you all know that all is going extremely well. I haven’t had any internet connection since I arrived in Ghana until now. The build is complete and the team is currently hanging out on the coast for a little R&R before heading home (or in my case, heading off
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