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Building a school in rural Nepal: The Journey
As I walked out of the village for the final time, hand-in-hand with 7 year old Sorbina, I wondered who was leading who. I had just endured one of the most emotional goodbyes of my life, leaving a community that has welcomed me without hesitation and in just six weeks has genuinely become home. Sorbina, Ganga’s neice (and Sarah and Travis’ host daughter), is a more recent addition to the village …
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1st Community Outreach
ProGhana Journal Entry #7 Then things are probably going to be getting shorter because I am getting tired of writing J. Yesterday was probably the hardest outreach we have had. We went to Kakumdo and Essuekyii, two old schools, and educated on dental hygiene, environmental hygiene, personal hygiene, and my normal alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana topics. I think everyone had a hard time because we are …
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Still celebrating the World Cup
Yesterday after work I took the world's longest nap ever (also found a fan in the apartment to use....SUCCESS) and then met up with Xixi to watch the World Cup "parade". Basically the parade, consisted of the Spain football players riding on top of a double decker bus through town and everyone shouting at them how great they are...haha. The parade took place in the …
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Finding my roots
I`ve been always curious about other cultures and I had the chance of travelling around many countries of the world as a tourist. I’ve decided to study abroad because I felt that I wasn`t getting the most of every experience outside the States. On the other hand my mother´s ancestors were Portuguese, that’s why I had no doubt on choosing my destination. I had always been in touch with Portuguese culture …
