Udiapur Midterm Retreat
This past weekend the other American interns and myself went of the midterm retreat for our session. For me it is no where near midterm, but the others are here for shorter times than me. Our trip to Udiapur, “The…
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“Chaotic Term”
If you would have asked me last term I would have said that it was chaotic. But comparatively speaking, this term has been much more chaotic. School has been ending much earlier for various reasons testing, flooding, etc. It has…
“Chaotic Term”
If you would have asked me last term I would have said that it was chaotic. But comparatively speaking, this term has been much more chaotic. School has been ending much earlier for various reasons testing, flooding, etc. It has…
Gateway to Aspiration
The end of the second week carried me to Wanaka, New Zealand. The city is known as the Gateway to Mount Aspiring National Park since the tracks leading to the peak the conservation is named after start there. Graham and…
New Long Term Teacher!
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before but there is a new long term teaching volunteer here. I am very happy about this because I have been working so hard here and having someone else here to help me…
New Long Term Teacher!
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before but there is a new long term teaching volunteer here. I am very happy about this because I have been working so hard here and having someone else here to help me…
Slow Going Progress
This week I have been working on the business side of the crafts center that has not been set up. Inventory, stock, marketing, artist training are all things that have been lacking and needed to ensure sustainability of the project.…
Cook Franschhoek
Saturday 8 October Today was amazing. We just spent the day in Franschhoek which is probably my new favourite place in the world. It is absolutely beautiful. Today we went to Cook Franschhoek which was basically a cooking festival. Our…
Cook Franschhoek
Saturday 8 October Today was amazing. We just spent the day in Franschhoek which is probably my new favourite place in the world. It is absolutely beautiful. Today we went to Cook Franschhoek which was basically a cooking festival. Our…
Surrounded with No Place to Go
Today is my first official day as the manager of the center that employs the women from the rural village. The manager left yesterday after a three year stay in the village and said goodbye to those she had grown…