There’s a storm coming in. I sense the subtle shift in the breeze. Heat has given way to a cool humidity, and I am grateful. The dense gray clouds collide with the…
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Ghana
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I have malaria. I sort of knew it was coming, but sometimes I like to pretend I am invincible and that bad things only happen to other people, and not to me.…
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I haven’t done laundry in over a week. Considering the layers of sweat and dust I accumulate on a daily basis and my limited wardrobe, this is actually becoming quite disgusting. It’s…
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There’s a hopeful side to poverty that deserves telling. It’s a perspective I personally find overwhelmingly challenging, yet it’s an attitude my students possess innately. They are optimistic in the face of…
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I came across a phrase that caught my attention while perusing the internet the other day. “Poverty porn.” The article I read discussed how many NGO’s are stuck in a cycle of…
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I’m sitting at an outdoor cafe in Marrakech watching the traffic whiz noisily by and wishing I were anywhere else. I’m the only woman sitting here, surrounded by old men drinking their…