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The View Over My Back Wall

January 23, 2014

The sun is setting over the hills near my neighbourhood. The sky is still light blue on the horizon, streaked with yellow-gold and white clouds. The noises of the neighbourhood are all around us as the evening turns to dark: children yelling, families chattering, radios playing, dogs barking. The compound where I am staying sits … More The View Over My Back Wall

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Azungu, Azungu: Being white in Malawi

January 18, 2014

I think about race a lot at home—how a person’s race affects their socioeconomic status in Canada, or how we as a society hold assumptions and beliefs about people based on the colour of their skin. I know it can be an uncomfortable topic, but racism is a real thing in Canada; in fact, I … More Azungu, Azungu: Being white in Malawi

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How to enjoy a Malawian nightclub

January 16, 2014

Forget that you don’t much like nightclubs in your own culture and your own city, where you feel safe and comfortable. Walk with purpose into the dark club, where some people sit around tables in an open-air section and others dance on a compact stage by the bar. Make room for your group on the … More How to enjoy a Malawian nightclub

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First Impressions: Cerebral Vortex

January 13, 2014

You know when you watch the news and the weather reporter points at the green screen behind her to a mass of swirling, chaotic colours that represent an incoming storm system? Well, that green screen is my brain. A cerebral vortex, if you will. Today’s day 3 in Malawi, and so far the most consistent … More First Impressions: Cerebral Vortex

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