Aug
9
safe in London, riots and all
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | August 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment
What an amazing day. Started out early, got a delicious house brew coffee from Pre a Manger, walked over the London Bridge, coffee in hand. It was refreshing to walk alongside all the Londoners on their morning commute. Some rode bcycles, many more walked. Caught a bus down to Trafalgar Square. Was a bit lost, […]
Aug
5
stereotypes
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | August 5, 2011 | 3 Comments
I’ve struggled a lot with my identity during my experience here in Uganda. Many people yell at me, “Japan!”, “China!”, “Korea!”, because I look Asian. When I tell them, I am Canadian, also Chinese, they refuse to accept it because Canadians are supposed to be white, or “mzungu”. It bothers me a lot because I’ve […]
Jul
3
Life in one day (June 20, 2011)
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment
I realize that I only post entries that were inspired by extremely stressful days, or emotional learning moments. I haven’t been able to share my experience as fully as I could, and so I copy and pasted one entry from my personal journal to share the daily experience of living in rural Uganda. Life here […]