Archives: Fellow Updates
Settling In, Reflecting
Michael Stivers
2011-01-10
The past three weeks in my new home-stay have been an absolute roller coaster as have the emotions that have accompanied it.
Read MoreDevelopment, Up Close and Personal
Naomi Wright
2011-01-09
To say the least, the past weeks have been a crash course in the intricacies of international development.
Read MoreUtterly Delicious
Caroline Pocock
2011-01-09
One of my most recent escapades introduced me to the wonderfully simple dynamics of small-town business. Two girls I know invited me to go with them to their grandfather’s house to collect the milk. At the time I had no idea what it was for, but I was dying to get out and see more...
Read MoreBecoming Alex
Joe Giallo
2011-01-09
Let me tell you about Alex. Imagine a bear. Then make this bear look human, and then Ecuadorian, and then you have a basic idea of how muscular Alex is. Textbook definition of someone you don’t want to mess with. Ever. Under any circumstances. That bit aside, imagine this Ecuadorian human bear scowling consistently. Check,...
Read MoreA Birthday Party
Liza David
2011-01-09
I’m pretty much used to prayer services that are held in one’s home, because I am from an observant Jewish family in the US. It does not seem that weird to me if people want to gather together and create their own worship place. I just was not expecting it to happen in my house...
Read MoreTrust Me, I’m A Doctor
Gus Ruchman
2011-01-07
Back in October I took an adventurous cab ride to the Clinique Madeleine, a medical facility near the seashore in downtown Dakar, to have lunch with two recent college graduates working for the World Food Program. As we discussed their new professional lives and the one into which I would soon be thrust they had...
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