Title: Charlye in PNG (
Papua New Guinea)
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A Journey Into and Away from Myself - 27/Feb/2010 12:29 - 5395 days ago
Looking through another's eyes allows you to view the world from a perspective other than your own. To see things th...
The Network - 27/Feb/2010 09:18 - 5395 days ago
The Network is Papua New Guinea’sNational Disability MagazineEdition 20: Millennium Development Goals: Is PNG Meeting Th...
10th List of 10: Reasons why you should read my new blog I will be writing from Cambodia - 26/Feb/2010 10:32 - 5396 days ago
1. It's as easy as clickinghere! Or by visiting www.charlyeramsey.wordpress.com2. Because reading about someone adapting to a ne...
9th List of 10: Facts about disability, poverty and education in developing countries - 25/Feb/2010 16:06 - 5397 days ago
1. Ninety-eight percent of children with disabilities in developing countries do not have access to education, 98%!! (UNESCO)2.T...
8th List of 10: Things I need to do before leaving for Cambodia - 25/Feb/2010 14:48 - 5397 days ago
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but...
7th List of 10: Favorite travel destinations of mine in '09 and why - 21/Feb/2010 06:54 - 5401 days ago
When I first decided to start a blog I was leaving for the Peace Corps and the blog's primary purpose was to keep my close...
6th List of 10: Reasons why I decided to work in development abroad - 13/Feb/2010 09:23 - 5409 days ago
Well, as many of you may know, I have already arrived in Battambang. A lot has happened relatively quickly and as I predic...
5th List of 10: Things I always do while at home in the States - 30/Jan/2010 06:36 - 5423 days ago
Eat Mexican food and drink margaritas.Soak in a hot bubble bath surrounded by candlesGo to the library and check out more books ...
4th List of 10: Facts about Cambodia - 22/Jan/2010 06:57 - 5431 days ago
1. Population: about 15 million2. Capital: Phnom Pehn3. Angkor Wat is the world's largest religious building, the mother of all ...
3rd List of 10: Reasons I am excited about my job with Handicap International - 21/Jan/2010 07:44 - 5432 days ago
1. I discovered an organization whose approach to disability respects human rights and the dignity of all human beings in all th...
2nd List of 10: Favorites of Papua New Guinea - 19/Jan/2010 07:44 - 5434 days ago
(In no particular order…except for Asaro Mud Men…they have to be #1)1. Asaro Mud Men2.‘Bird of Paradise’ flowers3....
The things you lose, the things you find - 15/Jan/2010 15:45 - 5438 days ago
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1st List of 10: Things I plan to write lists of 10 about - 13/Jan/2010 02:36 - 5440 days ago
Too distracted, yet too focused, I find myself continuously procrastinating writing this blog. I do however, find mys...
Hong Kong: A feast for my senses! - 13/Dec/2009 14:26 - 5471 days ago
Three days in Asia's World City while in transit home for the holidays. This multicultural gateway is a complete 180 ...
Pondering a Goodbye to PNG (edited from my personal journal) - 08/Dec/2009 09:19 - 5476 days ago
It's hard to know if I am saying goodbye. In my mind I am already gone. It is even possible to say that there have b...
Go Pinis-Pondering a goodbye to PNG - 07/Dec/2009 14:44 - 5477 days ago
People frequently come and go from PNG. Short term volunteers, long term volutneers, consultants, anthropology students, r...
Is PNG meeting the Millennium Development Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education? - 03/Dec/2009 03:17 - 5481 days ago
The 2007 school census reported 674,169 school-aged children are out of school in PNG. But why? PNG faces challenges beyond that...
Rapes and Attacks Grip Madang! - 02/Dec/2009 06:22 - 5482 days ago
In the 18 months I have been in Madang, I have witnessed many disturbing and violent acts. PNG is known for its tribal fig...
A Buzz in the Air - 01/Dec/2009 06:04 - 5483 days ago
For nearly 40 minutes my mouth hung open in awe. I didn’t know whether to hold on to my seat or jump from the window with the ...
Tip about Buai - 30/Nov/2009 04:52 - 5484 days ago
Never chew buai after a few beers, coctails, and/or wine!I am assuming this experienced buai chewer already knew this!Becau...
Karkar Volcano Erupted! - 27/Nov/2009 01:09 - 5487 days ago
An eruption occurred at Karkar volcano at 6:39 pm on 25th November 2009. The eruption plume reached a height of 45,000 ft. A mag...
Opportunities. - 26/Nov/2009 06:35 - 5488 days ago
When they arise, you take them. Some happen once in a lifetime. Some are just around the corner. For persons in poverty, opportu...
More on PMIZ - 09/Nov/2009 05:38 - 5505 days ago
If you are interested in following the controversial Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ), check out the very insightful blog o...
Halloween PNG Style - 02/Nov/2009 06:57 - 5512 days ago
We celebrated Halloween by hosting a great party with people from 13 different countries coming together to show off their costu...
The Beach House - 02/Nov/2009 06:12 - 5512 days ago
VSO's Country Director and her partner invited us out to their beach house.We left from the Madang Fishing Club with our reels r...
Alexishafen and the Ramu Valley - 02/Nov/2009 01:55 - 5512 days ago
My work with Inclusive education has taken me to two buzzing areas of Madang this week. To Alexishafen, where an industrial mar...
The Road to School - 16/Oct/2009 06:55 - 5529 days ago
The road to school for most PNG children is extraordinary. They face many barriers and travel great distances. Inclusive Educa...
Another episode from Coronation Drive - 29/Sep/2009 06:56 - 5546 days ago
Two weeks of school holiday + idol teenagers = tattoos of course! With nothing better to do than take the outrigger canoe out f...
The effects of the Cholera outbreak here in Madang - 28/Sep/2009 06:50 - 5547 days ago
Cholera cases have been identified in the general hospital. To help prevent the spread of this preventable disease precautionar...
Independence - 18/Sep/2009 01:46 - 5557 days ago
What does being independent mean?Yesterday PNG celebrated its 34th year of independence. Here in Madang this was marked by a pa...
The Full Moon - 08/Sep/2009 02:07 - 5567 days ago
The beautiful flowers on the cactus plant in our garden opened themselves to the glow of the full moon Friday night. We had com...
Approved! Thank you President Obama! - 04/Sep/2009 06:01 - 5571 days ago
The Inclusive Education training project has been approved! This is THE accomplishment of my placement. This is an example of ...
It's a Zoo around here! - 03/Sep/2009 05:27 - 5572 days ago
Things are never quiet around the house on Coronation Drive. When Marleen and I moved into this beautiful two-story nearly 6 mon...
Papua New Guinea hit by cholera - 03/Sep/2009 04:59 - 5572 days ago
By Phil MercerBBC News, SydneyAn outbreak of cholera has reportedly killed more than 40 people in a remote area of Papua New Gui...
Culture and Violence: The Melanesian Philosophy of Human Dignity - 27/Aug/2009 04:45 - 5579 days ago
As I volunteer who has been in PNG for 15 months, I was not surprised by the hard facts and shocking truths revealed at the symp...
Welcome Home - 24/Aug/2009 07:07 - 5582 days ago
It felt great to be welcomed back to PNG by so many friends. Madang has really become a home to me and with each hug I felt how...
And an even longer way back. - 07/Aug/2009 01:06 - 5599 days ago
August 3, 20090800-Always the procrastinator, I began to pack my bags. Spices, clothes, books, and of course a float with“cup...
Dixieland Delight - 26/Jul/2009 06:09 - 5611 days ago
Summer life in the small, country towns of Springfield, TN and Eddyville, KY. Town squares, barber shops, and one show theaters...
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