I quite enjoy writing, and this past year, I’ve enjoyed the chance and challenge of making my thoughts and opinions public through this website. I’ve enjoyed throwing some of them open to discussion and of allowing people (those I know and those I have yet to meet) to follow along with me.
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At the start of school season back in Canada, it feels fitting to talk about the education system here. In Canada, we enjoy some of the best education systems available. Guaranteed primary and secondary education, free for all levels, independent of your gender, race or religion. No, it’s not perfect. But [...]
Knowledge is Money
Yanjanani is our most regular data entry clerk. She has been working here on all sorts of projects since the time I arrived. We are some of the only unmarried women in the office, and we have lots in common, so we get along well. She is entrepreneurial (she has a side business of making [...]
Mr. Maximiyano Chimphikizo
I believe in hard work. I gravitate to people who operate on this belief. I am fascinated by success, innovation and entrepreneurialism.
Mr. Maximiyano Chimphikizo (Max for short) is all of these things: a hard worker, a risk taker, an innovator, an entrepreneur, a leader in his community. He is [...]
Chisasiko Village – Part 2
I arrived in Malawi over 6 months ago now, eager to get my feet on the ground. Within 3 weeks, I was out in a village, living with a rural Malawian farming family for a week, shadowing their every move, struggling through my rudimentary Chichewa and building friendships. (Chisasiko Village) It was a [...]
