Feb
7
Purpose and meaning
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | February 7, 2013 | Leave a Comment
After four hours of a terribly stressful dream about losing my cool as a classroom teacher, I woke up to three alarms that S and I had set the previous night. We caught the 6a.m. bus that took us to the ferry terminal, and arrived in Gibsons, B.C. for our morning presentation at Cedar Grove […]
Jul
3
entropy
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment
There is always a pattern among even the most chaotic situations. It took us a month to accustom to the busy bustle of the towns and ‘cities’. Though it was intimidating at first, I realized that the hustle bustle was mostly due to the fact that there are so many people, and the busy atmosphere […]
May
24
Boundaries
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | May 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment
(May 22, 2011) In the most recent semester leading up to our placement, we had many conversations about the ethics of development work. Specifically, we went through several situations that could arise, and even role played to gauge our understanding and critical thinking skills. Despite how much preparation we had, it was definitely not the […]