Monthly Archives: March 2008

Huh

Posted on 28 March 2008 by Sika

It’s interesting to watch the landscape change from the green and lush wonderland that has marked the rainy season to having areas of tawny, gold, and brown, as it becomes more and more like the country I flew into 10 … Continue reading →

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thinking

Posted on 28 March 2008 by Sika

We went out dancing Saturday night at the Blue Elephant (Norwescon Way Eastside, y’all!) and how I reacted to some of the things I saw surprised me. I consider myself a feminist. I’m not squeamish–I don’t add modifiers or disclaimers … Continue reading →

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research

Posted on 28 March 2008 by Sika

In the process of attempting to look for funding for a friend for a VCT (Voluntary testing and counseling) and Teen Centre in Mzuzu, I found this report.  I highly recommend anyone coming here read it as it is all … Continue reading →

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Things change

Posted on 27 March 2008 by Sika

Plans changed and I’m back at school now, even though the students are gone. It’s really more of a long, boring story than I want to go into, so I won’t. The upside is that we may actually be able … Continue reading →

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vacation

Posted on 20 March 2008 by Sika

The school is closing for the easter holiday, and the campus director said our department could close as long as we had all the work done for the rest of the block before tomorrow. So, last weekend and this week … Continue reading →

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