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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”― Mahatma GandhiGoal (not resolution) for 2014: read more; learn more
31/12/2013
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How do people in Gulu celebrate Christmas? Well there’s probably a few hundred chickens less in town: Christmas meal is certainly freshness [...]
25/12/2013
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First day back in Gulu and I am walking through the village, heading back to church from school. A teenager I know runs up to me: “Jody, [...]
20/12/2013
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I had studied and talked about culture shock numerous times. I never experienced any of the common symptoms of this condition when entering [...]
24/11/2013
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An enormous thank you must go out to RIC Publications in Australia which has donated more than $1000 worth of motivational/reward stickers for me [...]
22/11/2013
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African burial in the wet season…
06/11/2013
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The night before we took our neighbour out on a ‘birthday drive’ we chatted with him and told him to be ready by 10am. He said he was [...]
03/11/2013
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One of our neighbours turns 18 on Friday. His dad is an alcoholic, lives in the village and spends most of the family money on alcohol. He lives [...]
26/10/2013
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Had a very interesting chat with a colleague at school about polygamy. My male teacher colleague was adamant that it is acceptable for men to [...]
20/10/2013
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Part of my teaching studies included a unit on child abuse. For me now it is no longer just textbook examples. This week a P4 (year 3) child came [...]
16/10/2013
Dan and Jodes... in Gulu, Uganda 