Category Archives: (Personal) Development

Nasara’s Smile

This is Nasara. She is two and lives next door to Erin and I. She spends most of her day running around outside trying to get the attention of her father, our landlord by repeatedly saying “Da! Da!” until he … Continue reading

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Who’s coming to EWB National Conference 2011?

Hey Everyone, It’s EWB’s 10th anniversary and we’re having our biggest conference yet to celebrate in Toronto this January. For the past three weeks I was seconded to the conference team to build a website to generate some buzz about … Continue reading

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Good Enough

I would be lying if I didn’t say that the past five months have been a struggle for me. In many ways this blog has been a reflection of those challenges. I’m not sure how noticeable it has been for … Continue reading

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One Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Eight

One Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Eight. The number of days between leaving Ghana in 2006 and arriving in 2010. In some ways it feels like I never left. It was almost deja vu, leaving Toronto, boarding the plane to Amsterdam, spending … Continue reading

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Some Thoughts and Learnings

Some Thoughts and Learnings Just thought I’d write down a couple of my current thoughts on development and my experience here in order to get some comments/discussion happening. I’ve had a couple of interesting discussions about the West’s role in … Continue reading

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Obvious Observations and Home Life

“Ahh, you see there? Four people will ride that motorbike into town!” “O!” “It’s family car hey! Heh heh heh, a family car. Sometimes you’ll even see five.” It is little moments like these, where Mr. Tahidu will make some … Continue reading

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Quick Update

Time for a quick update post! I haven’t let you in on any recent details at all, so I thought I’d do a quick summary, sorry for the teaser, its been awhile since I’ve had time to type anything up … Continue reading

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Jamestown conclusion and Tamale Beginnings

Sorry these are getting posted so late, I seem to be falling further behind instead of catching up! This post covers from where the last left off to my first day in Tamale! Hope you enjoy it! Down the street … Continue reading

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Accra Part Two

Alright, finally recovered my old posts, so get ready for a lot! Here’s something I write a long long time ago, there should be a third full post and I’m working on a fourth at work that’s almost done. This … Continue reading

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Accra Arrival

So I’ve made it Accra. The last week of training and travel has been intense, and I’ve learned a ton, but there’s way too much to write about, so I’ll start things off when we landed in Accra. The sun … Continue reading

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