VSO Canada is the Canadian partner of Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) and is an international development agency which places approximately 100 volunteers in more than 30 developing countries each year. VSO Canada recruits volunteers from …
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CUSO-VSO Fundraising
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11 Kathmandu Street Scenes
Do a search on YouTube for “Kathmandu Nepal” brings up copious amounts of clips ranging from personal tourist videos and commentary diaries to breaking news reports and informal documentaries. One of our favourite videos that …
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At the airport…
“Just as I was reaching a point in my life where I was beginning to feel part of something, I’ve become restless for a new me.”
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HP Pavilion tx2500 Entertainment Notebook PC
I’m keeping my eye on this one. It’s light, compact, well designed, and seemingly durable considering it is built as a tablet-touch-screen notebook (so lots of touchy, touchy). HP Pavilion tx2500 Entertainment Notebook PC The …
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Loading up on books
Some bought and some borrowed from our friendly neighbourhood library. Lonely Planet’s Nepali Phrasebook by Mary-Jo O’Rourke and Bimal Man Shrestha Lonely Planet; 5 edition (Jul 1 2008) Nepali is spoken by some 35 …
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Nepal bound – it’s official
Tlell and I are just thrilled to announce that we have finally confirmed our placements with a volunteer organization, Voluntary Service Overseas (http://www.vsocan.org/default.aspx) for 14-26 months, based out of Kathmandu, Nepal. As many of you …
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In the Hot Zone: One Man, One Year, Twenty Wars
In the Hot Zone: One Man, One Year, Twenty Wars by Kevin Sites Kevin Sites is a man on a mission. Venturing alone into the dark heart of war, armed with just a video camera, …
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Immunization – Part 1
It feels like people have been playing punch buggy on my arms all day. On today’s menu: Hepatitis A & Hepatitis B vaccinations Typhoid Tetanus / Diphtheria / Polio Dessert (later): Japanese encephalitis Meningococcal Meningitis …
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People of the “Web” – automobile style
A satirical look at the following types of people involved in creating web sites – using the automobile as an analogy. The Designer People who can take a blank canvas and essentially create an eye-catching, …
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What a post-Web 2.0 world would look like
Some random thoughts of what a post-Web 2.0 world would look like (focusing on the human-side of things rather than the technical side, see the proposed Web 3.0 definition)… A lot of social activities would …