2011-01-28
Usually I stay in the lab growing, cultivating, reproducing bacteria and fungi. However, recently I had the opportunity to visit the farms. Part of lab work is going outside and seeing results. Did the trichoderma (a bio-fungicide) work? Is the coffee healthier and stronger? So I went on one of these excursions to see how...
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In this video Toni describes her relationship with her best friend, a relationship that has developed in the absence of spoken language altogether.
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My name is Joshua L. Hamilton and today I have the confidence to say that the sky is the limit for me. My life has been full of circumstances that may have put me at a disadvantage, but never disabled my will to succeed. Since I was three years old, I was raised by my...
Read More2011-01-25
I had waited for this moment for over three months. Kaay nu waxtaan. Come, let’s chat. When I received the rather hazy details of my apprenticeship, I was told that I would be making “awareness” visits with community health workers in the greater rural area of Sangalkam. That was the first and the last time...
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I think it is important to build some sort of foundation for my blog followers before posting blogs about random stories, occurrences and situations that I experience. So. This blog is a comprehensive overview of my life in Joal, touching on several of the most important aspects of my gap year so far. By doing...
Read More2011-01-21
Having attended two Ecuadorian weddings, Christmas celebrations, New Year’s celebrations, and, well, simply having lived in Ecuador for over three months I have seen my fair share of borrachos (drunks). Some, as you can imagine, have been thoroughly entertaining. The groom at the first wedding I went to busted out some phenomenal dance moves, for...
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Having attended two Ecuadorian weddings, Christmas celebrations, New Year’s celebrationsÛÓand, well, simply having lived in Ecuador for over three monthsÛÓI have seen my fair share ofborrachos (drunks). Some, as you can imagine, have been thoroughly entertaining. The groom at the first wedding I went to busted out some phenomenal dance moves, for example. However, some...
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