On Accommodations & Clothes in India
Because my office is located in Dwarka, New Delhi which is not a super fun place to live, I live in Gurgaon, Haryana which is a completely different state. Even so, it only takes me about thirty to forty minutes…
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The 1st Week
Tonight marks one week since I arrived in India. The first week has been full of adventure and adjustment. I was supposed to arrive in India on Wednesday night but due to bad weather in DC, my flight was delayed…
Medasi
In Twi, Medasi means thank you. As I soak up my last African Friday (for now), I can’t help but feel like my time here has come full circle. I’m feeling a lot of peace as this Sunday approaches and…
Hello World
Hello World! I’m Rae Hatfield. I graduated from Belmont University in December with a degree in Social Entrepreneurship. Life has been a whirlwind since graduation. Here is what I have been up to: The day after graduation my brothers drove…
Everyone knows English
It turns out everyone in the world knows English 🙂 or at least pretends to- and that has made my experience here way easier than it could have been. This week I am thankful to live in a world where…
Mzungu Mkasi Nzuri mbaya na mbaya
The White Guy with scissors. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly The following poem can be read with or without the accompanying theme music. The Ballad of Mzungu Mkasi From the west of the west cold steel at his…
Cidade Maravilhosa
There is a reason they refer to Rio de Janeiro as “Cidade Maravilhosa” (Marvelous City). In fact its many reasons. Everything from the nature surrounding you, we say that the best architect in the world could not have designed the city…
Hissing isn’t rude, it’s useful
Apparently hissing at others to get their attention isn’t rude, it’s useful. It’s still hard for me to recognize it as not being rude (it’s the cultural norm), but it certainly is effective at grabbing peoples’ attention. I have to…
R is a silent letter
A short Twi lesson: Korkormu is pronounced “kakum” Kokrobite is pronounced “coco-bit-uh” A written r is a silent r! Why do they still write r’s if Twi is mostly spoken? I wish I knew. I’d like to make a special…
Ate Proxima
And just like that, I’m back in Nashville. My last week in Rio flew by with less than a blink of an eye and before I knew it I found myself packing my bags, saying goodbyes to the amazing people…