The vague “improper parking” - Not easily accessible to read or understand, but readily applied to whatever unsuspecting visitor to the general Wayne State Campus area. They love to prey on visitors & residents in one of the only thriving business districts in the city. See my letter to this department, below: - – -… [Read more…]
October 28, 2009
On Tuesday my group went to the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane again. My teammates and I spent some time on reflection and goal setting, then we waited to see our newfound contact at the school — a cheery Portuguese teacher who goes by his surname Goba. I found it hard to focus on new acquaintances and… [Read more…]
October 26, 2009
Portuguese, Changana, Echuwabo, English Elections, Observation Missions, Fliers, Capulanas Students, Orphans, Believers, Peddlers Embassies, Credentials, Maps, Interviews ………….. This Morning the class visited the U.S. Embassy. One of the diplomats made an appointment for us to interview the director of the law school of the main university in Mozambique, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane. We interviewed a… [Read more…]
October 20, 2009
It’s 4:11 a.m. I have a midterm to do for another class, intro to nonprofits. There is no way that I can finish it decently and also sleep, not die, shower and get dressed and on time to the airport tomorrow while also remembering to: eat, not forget my toothbrush which is lying out on… [Read more…]
October 12, 2009
Looking through materials this morning regarding language use in Mozambique, I was led to a series of websites ranging from the Organization of Portuguese Language Countries, the Observatory of Cultural Policies in Africa, UNESCO, and now to an interactive map of endangered languages. (other wanderings can be found on my delicious page) I’m very passionate… [Read more…]
December 21, 2009
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