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Going Beyond Borders 2009: May 2009
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Going Beyond Borders 2009. Stories and reflections of a journey as an university student puts her education to use in serving the community and the world. Monday, May 25, 2009. I had a really good weekend. Nothing too exciting, just spending quality time with my host family, bonding and sharing. Becoming a compassionate nation doesn't only mean relationships with other nations, but also within their very own boundaries. You'll find her. Amazing woman, so fierce yet tender at the same time, raised 3 k...
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Going Beyond Borders 2009: March 2009
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Going Beyond Borders 2009. Stories and reflections of a journey as an university student puts her education to use in serving the community and the world. Sunday, March 29, 2009. More on: Botswana. Somarelang Tikologo. Making of Botswana (data extracted from Gapminder. Click on the "play" button. Taking a closer look. 1966 - 1992: #1 fastest growth rate in the world. "Thank God for the Diamonds.". 1992 - 2007: 2nd highest HIV/AIDS infection rate in the world. "1 in 3 adults are HIV positive.". The pat on...
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moni malawi: July 2009
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My church was wonderful enough to write me one letter for each day that i'm in malawi - that's alot of letters! The letters have been wonderful and an amazing encouragement, especially when i'm having a rougher-than-usual day. i opened my letter one night and found a poem written for me. thank you tito jonie (: no one's ever written me a poem before. it's wonderful and certainly my prayer that i can live it out (:. The Lord Leads Me to Africa. My precious child you made me proud. Posted by Kristina Lugo.
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moni malawi: Ain't No Mountain High
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Ain't No Mountain High. I had the amazing opportunity to do a 3-day climb of Mt. Mulanje. Central Africa's highest point. It was my first mountain climb(because Kathleen. Said the mountain by the UW colleges doesn't count). The first day, we led the pack and climbed to the plateau in 3.5h. NBD(no big deal), as Jonny says. It felt like being on the stairmaster for 3.5 straight hours. Day 2, we opted for Chambe Peak. Posted by Kristina Lugo. August 5, 2009 at 8:21 AM. If I had to climb without you.
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moni malawi: A Day in the Life...
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A Day in the Life. In case you are wondering what it's like. Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girl” is my 5 minute warning to get out of bed. I grab my Bible and journal and start the day off feeding my spiritual self. Breakfast consists of a banana with oatmeal or toast and peanut butter, but always a banana because Malawian bananas are wonderful (:. Greet the day guard with “ Mwadzuka. 8221; and begin my uphill commute to the office. Arrive at the office. From here my day takes 1 of 2 paths:. I message Kathl...
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moni malawi: August 2009
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This is MY summer love:. Http:/ www.ei-malawi.org/. Debug her pls&ty (:. Especially in IE. grr IE. Posted by Kristina Lugo. Sustainability and a Soft Heart. It always amazes me how just when my feet are steadying on the new ground I tread, that the end lurks nearby, and change is yet again ready to sweep me off my feet. Within my first weeks here, my heart broke upon hearing that Ninth Grade girls were dropping out of school at an alarming rate of 1/5 due to pregnancies. Again, I paused and had to ponder...
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moni malawi: 10/50 = too many
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10/50 = too many. This morning i went out with the water&sanitation team to a sanitation training. the training is for members of a village in which we recently rehabilitated a well and teaches the importance of hand washing, etc. to avoid fecal-oral diseases such as cholera. 10 out of 50. Endless questions overflowed my brain's capacity: what do these girls dream of? What will it take to decrease these numbers? Why does this happen? And most haunting "what should i do? What can i do? And some fun stuff:.
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moni malawi: When to Take a Leap of Faith
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When to Take a Leap of Faith. As the typed the last line, there was a knock on the door and it was the gardener, wanting to introduce 2/5 of his children to us while the eldest son worked. My heart breaks upon hearing struggles like this. I let my emotions calm and went to seek advice from a colleague. it seemed like a story she'd heard a thousand times over and advised not to give him the money, unless of course I wanted to. 1 Give the guard money. 2 Don't give him money. 3 Create a solution. If I do no...
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moni malawi: Evening Poetry
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My church was wonderful enough to write me one letter for each day that i'm in malawi - that's alot of letters! The letters have been wonderful and an amazing encouragement, especially when i'm having a rougher-than-usual day. i opened my letter one night and found a poem written for me. thank you tito jonie (: no one's ever written me a poem before. it's wonderful and certainly my prayer that i can live it out (:. The Lord Leads Me to Africa. My precious child you made me proud. Posted by Kristina Lugo.
