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My internship has been progressing well over the past few weeks. I have come to really enjoy the sense of community that comes with working in such a small, family based community. I have established a relationship with several of the local families- at least as much of a relationship ...

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I have been in Honduras for over a month now, so I decided it’s about time for a blog. So far so good, although that’s not so say this first month has been without its challenges. Arriving and not being fluent in Spanish is proving to be the ...

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Adventure is not limited to experiencing a foreign country, but living in a foreign environment definitely increases perception of everyday life as an adventure! Apart from the adventures in daily living, I’ve also been fortunate enough to take some fun little trips here in Honduras. I’ve taken some great trips ...

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October 20, 2010 In attempts to decrease some of the nutritional problem areas at FONELISCO (as noted in my Blog entry #4) there has been some work accomplished in the last few weeks to increase the children’s general health: -Food Safety: The food storage room has been cleaned, new shelves were installed ...

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My computer is not repaired yet, I have brought it to an Acer shop hoping they can do something for my little baby. Anyway, I still have a lot to tell about this week, which like all the other one, was crazy in term of disorganization and incompetence.  On Tuesday, we ...

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hello It has now been a few weeks here in Mwanza, Tanzania and they have been great so far.  Over the past few weeks I have really been able to establish what I can help with here at FONELSICO.  There seems to be a need for some organizational structure, which hopefully ...

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A powerful video from the NGO ' The Girl Effect' - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e8xgF0JtVg - and I think its message is quite accurate too. And another pretty good one (bit fast to read) by the same organisation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIvmE4_KMNw

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I have just started my three month internship in Tanzania, Africa. My placement is at Peace Matunda School and Orphanage located in a small village at the base of Mount Meru. This will be my second visit to Peace Matunda; staying here last May and June as a volunteer. The ...

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Hi everyone, Autumnal greetings from Berlin!! I'm living here til December completing my FINAL co-op term! Jupi! Anyway just wanted to point you towards an interesting website before I forget. I shared my first nights in Lilongwe with a very nice, middle-aged woman called Karen, who graduated from the University of Toronto ...

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Over the past few weeks I have been gathering information from staff members about the intake of vegetables and fruit by the children at FONELISCO as well as information on which/how crops grow here. Based on what I was told, I have calculated the yield of the crops that we ...

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