Sunday, July 30, 2006
Sunday, July 23, 2006
As many of you are aware, I have attended two trainings in Ottawa to help prepare me for working in development (something I truly had never associated with my own future volunteer experience in Africa). Although I had always been interested in history and politics, these trainings helped me put my base knowledge into a wider development context. This has been emotionally charged, yet intellectually stimulating. I realize that my politics have tended to lean in the direction I am going, but that I am nervous about the implications of my work and even presence abroad. I have found it very enlightening to think about the effects of development, globalization, and even travel abroad. I would love to read your comments about your pereception of development work.

