Tough Goodbyes
By Travis Jacox Goodbyes are always hard, and leaving Tamale was no different. Saying goodbye was difficult because I have grown fond of...
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Apr 4, 20172 min read
Women's Day March
By Taryn Husband On January 21, 2017, thousands of women all over the world came out to stand up for their rights and march in solidarity...
Apr 4, 20176 min read
Dr. Rosen
During my time in Cape Town, I was very fortunate to be able to have a conversation with Dr. Eli Rosen who seems to be tackling the...
Apr 4, 20172 min read
Changes
By Krystal Lewis The last few months have been a whirlwind of travel for me and Aurora. We’ve visited family, returned to Halifax early,...
Apr 4, 20172 min read
Lowering The Drawbridge
By Jean-Christophe Taillandier Similar to what my fellow interns experienced in Jamaica, Haiti has its own language that consists of a...
Apr 4, 20173 min read
Route Taxis And Jamaica
By James Thiébault To the uninitiated, route taxis (and their larger cousin coaster busses) are cars that run a specified route and pick...
Apr 4, 20174 min read
Ross
By Zoe Chung In Jamaica, it’s good to be resourceful and make contacts for a plethora of needs. For example, one of my fellow Canadian...
Mar 22, 20172 min read
The Patois Perspective
By Manal Rajan Patois is the official language spoken in Jamaica. It is a dialect derived from English and Creole. It originated in the...
Mar 22, 20172 min read
Meeting Of Cattle Farmers
By Jessica Chen This past February I had the opportunity to travel to the Western region of Uganda to a village near the district of...
Mar 6, 20174 min read
Snapshots Of Hope
By Hannah Main Hi readers. Put your hand up if you are shocked, saddened, depressed, overwhelmed, or afraid when you learn about current...
Mar 6, 20173 min read
Jamaica, Land We Love
By Jennifer Brunet As I wrap up my 6-month internship here in Jamaica, I look towards the national anthem as an accurate and powerful...
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