สวัสดี ค่ะ! <— That, pronounced Sa-wat-dee ka, means hello (and goodbye!) in Thai. Sa-wat-dee is the actual greeting, and ka is the suffix attached to indicate gender. Females use ka whereas males use krab. Additionally, Thai, as one of the…
There is an old Chinese saying, 上有天堂下有苏杭 (Shang you tian tang xia you Su Hang). This means up above us there is the Heaven, down here there is Suzhou and Hangzhou. This saying compares Heaven to Suzhou and Hangzhou; ever…
Time has flown by, and throughout these times, I feel like a lot has changed. It has been a long way since early days of my time here in Shanghai. Back then I was still trying my best to adapt…
Je pense que ça sera un post général. Je suis ici depuis 40 jours et j’ai déjà fait plus de certaines activités que dans ma vie. J’avais mangé plus de poissons que dans la vie. J’étais malade plus que les…
Jour 32 – J’ai enseigné encore un cours pour les talibés. Nous avons visité le bénéficiaire qui était en train de décider s’il va arrêter le business. Il a décidé d’arrêter le business bien que nous lui donnions une autre…
In the last two weeks I’ve been darting around Nairobi interviewing contacts, collecting information, finalizing logistics and more. In less than a week I drive down to Tanzania for the beginning of a whirlwind month: first to Mt. Meru for…
In my recent excursions making contacts, I’ve encountered two infamous African stereotypes and found them to be simultaneously very true and also more nuanced than one would expect. The first is the stereotype that African governments are stagnated by corruption…
In a small small town right outside of Suzhou (one of the major cities near Shanghai) lies a very renowned place called Zhouzhuang. Zhouzhuang is an ancient water town, like what Shanghai was maybe 800 years ago. It is surrounded…
As of now, I have completed about half of my placement here in Shanghai. A lot has changed, about my views of myself, my setting, and what I do. I want to be a nurse, and that is the main…
J’ai déjà mentionné les talibés mais il faut expliquer mieux leur situation. Les talibés sont normalement les fils des gens pauvres qui voudraient leurs fils apprennent le Coran. On peut commencer ses études à partie de 4 ans. Pour apprendre…