I used to think fresh markets were the best spot to buy good food, but Korea’s giving me second thoughts. As far as I’m concerned, there’s a new king of freshness in town, and he drives a pick-up truck. The ...
Read More »Pinky Swearing Over Potatoes
Right now, I’m cooking Indian dahl for a young cook in a fried chicken restaurant. I hope he likes it. My cooking tonight is a direct consequence of Korea’s concept of “service.” I’ve never been given as much free food as I ...
Read More »Roads in Mists
Helene and I have left Gram Vikas. Our departure takes place exactly four months after we arrived, wide-eyed, on Gram Vikas’ lush campus at the beginning of winter. I won’t lie: we had hopes of staying here one year, so ...
Read More »In the Eye of the Storm
One… two… Is this thing on? Three months since our last blog post… And to think I had such good intentions of diligently posting, chronicling our experience as we enter the development field. I saw myself tracking the stirrings of ...
Read More »Why Help Abroad?
When we tell friends about our choice to go work in India in international development, one question returns often: Why help abroad? Why not at home? There’s no denying there’s plenty to do back here in Canada. We may have ...
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