Thanks to the Aga Khan Foundation Canada, I am working as a Young Development Professional with the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance in Antananarivo, Madagascar. During the eight month placement I will assist the head office team with the scaling up of its operations. Read on for stories about my experience adjusting to a new job, country and culture. Woot! Wednesday, January 2, 2008. As I approach the end of my first six months here I feel pressure to self-reflect, to f.

Deep in the city, deep in thought. Monday, September 1, 2014. The Summer of the Book. I saw the world I had walked since my birth and understood how fragile it was, that the reality was a thin layer of icing on a great dark birthday cake writhing with grubs and nightmares and hunger. Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Here are a few other titles I g.

I am not a reliable narrator. Lessons from the future past. I have a good family, plenty of knitting to do, books to read, places to see, and a couple solid guys in my life to love. What I am feeling, however, and I know this will come as a shock to you, dear reader, is melancholy.