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A Different kind of Christmas gift… | Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana
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Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana. Just another WordPress.com site. A Different kind of Christmas gift. Mdash; 8 Comments. December 24, 2010. I’ve decided that this year because of thousands of miles away from family and friends in Canada, I’ll try and give a different type of gift this year. I want to share a short story about my good friend Vitus. He managed to accomplish this all while getting admission to school 2 weeks before exams, and passing the 3 exams that he just wrote! Ghanaians ...
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A day in the life | Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana
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Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana. Just another WordPress.com site. A day in the life. Mdash; 1 Comment. June 12, 2011. Some people have asked me “so what’s an average day like over there? Personally, I just look at it as a cultural difference; people eat dogs, so what? What’s the difference between eating a dog and a pig? But not in this area of northern Ghana. So back on my motorcycle driving to work I passed the ‘chef’ preparing a meal with his machete making his small daily e...Since the...
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A new day full of life, love and death | Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana
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Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana. Just another WordPress.com site. A new day full of life, love and death. Mdash; 2 Comments. May 1, 2011. May 1, 2011 at 5:10 pm. Amen brother, in 1st world countries we never realize how much death there really is in the world and how important life and family is to others. 1 Trackback or Pingback for this entry:. Development Digest – 13/05/11 « What am I doing here? Dan B: […]. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public).
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Sharing a bottle | Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana
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Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana. Just another WordPress.com site. Mdash; 1 Comment. April 27, 2011. This is an expression some people here use that mean’s going out for a beer. “Sharing a bottle” is a very common social activity for men here in Navrongo (this is reflected in the high alcoholism rates) – I’ve shared a few bottles during my time here in Navrongo. 1 Trackback or Pingback for this entry:. Development Digest – 28/04/11 « What am I doing here? Leave a Reply Cancel reply. You are...
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Someone’s Grandfather | Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana
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Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana. Just another WordPress.com site. Mdash; 3 Comments. January 25, 2011. 8221; Some of the things the old man said caused most of the adult observers to burst out laughing at the old man who wasn’t all there upstairs. The whole time this was happening I could not stop thinking and hearing in my head: “. What if that was your grandfather? 8221; The fact of the matter is this man. I thought to myself in between bites, “. January 25, 2011 at 10:35 pm. Brian ̵...
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April 14 Reflections | Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana
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Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana. Just another WordPress.com site. Mdash; 4 Comments. May 1, 2011. Anyways after all the joking his tone changed to a more serious one, and he told me that he laboured all day for 5GHc (about 3-4$). He said, “Look at me. Do I look like I have money? May 1, 2011 at 1:41 pm. Very powerful post, Brian. I love the last line – really says a lot about your experience of Ghana. May 1, 2011 at 9:25 pm. May 16, 2011 at 4:42 pm. Wow this is amazing. Laquo; Sharing a bo...
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Enjoying the present vs. indulging in negativity | Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana
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Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana. Just another WordPress.com site. Enjoying the present vs. indulging in negativity. Mdash; Leave a comment. June 12, 2011. As well as national newspaper. And in addition to the newspaper,. Always encourages me to live in the present, treat people with dignity, respect, and love, and pay attention to ‘coincidences’ for they are often significant – in general I’m reminded to keep a positive outlook on life. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana. Just another WordPress.com site. Latest Entries ». Mdash; 1 Comment. December 13, 2010. I’ve literally tried to upload these photos more than 5 times causing plenty of frustration (and some cursing) and wasting too much time, but thankfully I’ve finally been able to succeed. I hope you enjoy, and if you have any questions feel free to comment, you can comment as anonymous, or send an email: brianvenne@ewb.ca. This slideshow requires JavaScript. There’...
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January | 2011 | Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana
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Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana. Just another WordPress.com site. Archive for January, 2011. Mdash; 3 Comments. January 25, 2011. 8221; Some of the things the old man said caused most of the adult observers to burst out laughing at the old man who wasn’t all there upstairs. The whole time this was happening I could not stop thinking and hearing in my head: “. What if that was your grandfather? 8221; The fact of the matter is this man. I thought to myself in between bites, “. January 9, 2011.
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Development: the what vs. the how | Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana
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Live Work Learn: Experiences in Northern Ghana. Just another WordPress.com site. Development: the what vs. the how. Mdash; 3 Comments. January 9, 2011. But this has lead to people waiting for the next NGO handout rather than taking action. Can you empower people? Can you instill the drive, motivation, confidence, possibility, and determination for people to believe that they can overcome great challenges and take charge of their own development? What can they accomplish under the conditions they face wit...
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