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Apr 27, 20162 min read
Cape Town, South Africa
It is with a heavy heart that we are now wrapping up our various projects at the Gender, Health and Justice Research Unit, while pouring...
Apr 27, 20162 min read
10 Thoughts I Have Regarding My Impending Arrival Back In Canada
I’m really excited to see my dog, Sophie. But what if she doesn’t remember me? I have a bad habit of sneaking in pictures of my dachshund...
Apr 27, 20162 min read
Goodbye Sucre
In just over a week I will be leaving Sucre and then Bolivia. The city which has been my home for the last 6 months will drift into the...


Apr 27, 20163 min read
An Offering In Flames
By Eric Smith Writing reminds us of who we are, where we have been, and why it matters. Since it’s been a few weeks since I’ve returned...


Apr 27, 20163 min read
Vegetables And Valuable Lessons
By Laura Penney Over the course of this internship I have learned a great deal, and often in areas that I had not anticipated. One such...
Apr 27, 20162 min read
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do…
By Sarah Spencer …especially when everything seems to be going so well. But, sometimes, circumstances are beyond your control. Like when...
Apr 25, 20162 min read
Hot Chocolate
The house was small, three small rooms, the bedrooms barely fitting the beds within them. I was in the kitchen sitting at a table,...
Apr 25, 20162 min read
Preparing To Say ‘Later Tater’
Something I’m often known for is introducing terrible sayings to those who do not know them. Most often it’s cool beans; other times it’s...


Apr 25, 20163 min read
The Tale Of Two Cities: Town And Country
When you speak to many Jamaicans, they will describe Jamaica as having one city (Kingston) in which they refer to as Town and everywhere...
Apr 25, 20162 min read
Looking Back
It’s hard to believe that 6 months have passed by and that my time in Haiti is drawing to a close already. What a clichéd thing to say,...
Apr 25, 20162 min read
Health Fairs
The Jamaica Family Planning Association is one of a very few family planning organizations in Jamaica. There are two clinics that are...
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