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Going from Canada to Ghana: August 2007
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Going from Canada to Ghana. Wednesday, August 29, 2007. On my second day at work, I showed up, was ushered onto the back of a motorbike and promptly sent off into the bush. Piloting the motorbike was Janet, a wonderfully kindhearted mother and extension agent/WIAD (Women In Agricultural Development) officer, and taking the lead in another motorbike was Zack, the district's extension officer. I was standing under a tree full of ripe mangoes! Was it that food from the morning? Was it the mango I ate? By th...
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Going from Canada to Ghana: Savanishing
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Going from Canada to Ghana. Wednesday, July 18, 2007. Their huge forms lumber in the dust, pacing idly. The ground murmurs and softly trembles beneath their incredible mass. Monoliths, they dominate the landscape. Suddenly excited and impatient, one pulls forward from the herd and bellows a shrill blast. Ears ringing, the ground seems to whimper in response. Growling like thunder, the bus begins to lumber through the station. The people really seem to rely on the seasonal rains. This is a major probl...
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Laura in Ghana: August 2007
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I'm a civil engineering student at the University of Manitoba living in Ghana for four months (from May to August 2007) for an internship with Engineers Without Borders Canada. Tuesday, August 14, 2007. Religion, churches, and proper good-byes. My time here is rapidly coming to a close. I'm leaving my district this week. I'm heading to the south starting on the weekend. I leave Ghana on the 21st. I reach Toronto on the 22nd. I reach Winnipeg on the 26th. It was then that I realized the impact of me leavi...
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Laura in Ghana: July 2007
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I'm a civil engineering student at the University of Manitoba living in Ghana for four months (from May to August 2007) for an internship with Engineers Without Borders Canada. Monday, July 30, 2007. Not just the good part 2. Now, onto today's stories. I just keep thinking to the small boy. How his life will be changed because one day he decided to play football and fell badly. That he won't be able to do so much because of a bad decision from his parents and a juju man that didn't know how to se...In a ...
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Laura in Ghana: religion, churches, and proper good-byes
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I'm a civil engineering student at the University of Manitoba living in Ghana for four months (from May to August 2007) for an internship with Engineers Without Borders Canada. Tuesday, August 14, 2007. Religion, churches, and proper good-byes. My time here is rapidly coming to a close. I'm leaving my district this week. I'm heading to the south starting on the weekend. I leave Ghana on the 21st. I reach Toronto on the 22nd. I reach Winnipeg on the 26th. It was then that I realized the impact of me leavi...
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Going from Canada to Ghana: July 2007
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Going from Canada to Ghana. Wednesday, July 18, 2007. Their huge forms lumber in the dust, pacing idly. The ground murmurs and softly trembles beneath their incredible mass. Monoliths, they dominate the landscape. Suddenly excited and impatient, one pulls forward from the herd and bellows a shrill blast. Ears ringing, the ground seems to whimper in response. Growling like thunder, the bus begins to lumber through the station. Tuesday, July 10, 2007. Roused by the gentle rays of sunshine smeared on my fac...
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Laura in Ghana: April 2007
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I'm a civil engineering student at the University of Manitoba living in Ghana for four months (from May to August 2007) for an internship with Engineers Without Borders Canada. Thursday, April 19, 2007. Tonight, on the evening on the 19th, my friend asked me, "How is your head not exploding? How many days is it until to leave? Instead, I'm setting up this blog to help in communication with my friends and family during the time I'm overseas. I'm Laura Robson, and I am heading to Ghana for an internshi...
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Going from Canada to Ghana: June 2007
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Going from Canada to Ghana. Sunday, June 10, 2007. After getting his contact information from Gwen Henderson, an EWB Long Term Overseas Volunteer (LTOV) based in Tamale, I arranged a meeting with Francis Azamza. Nobody pounds like Amina pounds. A few of the children. Emmanuel hits the books. Michael explains how to brood a fowl. Friday, June 8, 2007. But funerals in Ghana are relatively complex and diverse ordeals, and are not always such a performance. Sometimes, the body may wait many weeks at a mo...