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 […]
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 […]