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<title><![CDATA[Test - A Year in Bangladesh ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2015 12:02:18 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[slideshow test [cincopa AIKARpMPdnG_]...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fun in the Jungle - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Three intrepid UN Volunteers headed into the Sumatran jungle to visit with the orangutans and then hit the road to Pulau Weh and...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Canuck Goes Amuck in the Globe and Mail - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2013 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My first (and likely last) appearance in the Globe and Mail. Enjoy my twisted tale of a Lao massage gone horribly wronghttp://w...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dengue - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2013 03:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The past month has not been an easy one for Laos. One of its provinces, Luang Prabang, has been suffering through a chronic food...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Story With No Happy Ending - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 02:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As I approached the entrance of the massage and beauty salon, I began to have some misgivings about my latest exploration of the...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Radar on Steroids - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2013 04:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When I tell people that Im the Head of the Resident Coordinator Office in Lao PDR, they tend to either think Im in charge ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Buy A Leg - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 11:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sculpture outside of the COPE Centre, composed of UXO remnantsThe COPE Centre in Vientiane is a museum unlike any youve likel...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hammer and Tickle - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Give me your wallet, the cabbie demanded, impatiently waggling his fingers at me. Sitting alone in the back seat of his t...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Four-letter Word for Thief - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Given the countries Ive lived in over the past five years, my time abroad has been remarkably free of crime. Much of this can...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Widowhood Rights Workshops - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Over the course of five days in five different locations, we met with over 250 members of the Nsongwa community. Our purpose was...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The PhotoVoice Experience - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 07:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The first stage of the Widowhood Rites project was a pilot phase implemented in the Fondom of Baba1 last year. In order to judge...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Harvest Ceremony in Chomba - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A village on the outskirts of Bamenda, Chomba celebrates the contributions of the women in its community through an annual harve...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Attendance at this years fair is expected to reach an all-time high.For some reason, sales of Slimy Masarch seem to be off..For...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Replacing Rites with Rights - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A lifetime in Cameroon is not a long time. By Western standards, the life expectancy for a Cameroonian is shockingly short fo...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Canada Day in Cameroon - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With a healthy number of Canadians in the Bamenda area, we decided that we couldnt let Canada Day pass without celebrating our ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cameroon Meets the Philippines - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 11:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is a common saying among VSO volunteers that VSO stands for Valentine Service Overseas, as many volunteers find romance ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Nikai Celebration - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Held annually, the Nikai Festival in Babungo (about an hour away from Bamenda) is an event celebrating the traditions of the loc...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[And the award for Most Honest School goes to....... - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pardon My French - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My ability to communicate in French can best be described as atrocious, or as one would say in French...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[And VIP Stands For..... - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The hair salon business in Bamenda is competitive to the point of being cut-throat, which is exactly what the customer seems to ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[They say this doctor is a bad m..... - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Shut Your Mouth...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dont Delay - Order Today - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Power Tea is a drink that receives heavy promotion in Cameroon. The local radio stations broadcast extended advertisements that ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Return of my Nemesis - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When I arrived in Cameroon, I expected there would be an interesting melange of music to be discovered here. After all, a cultur...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Big Blue in Cameroon? - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As a former member of IBMs Contracts and Negotiations team, Im well aware of IBMs global presence. But even I was a bit surpr...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Taxicab Confessions - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Riding in a taxi in Canada did not prepare me for my daily Cameroonian cab commute. Though I have had my share of interesting ri...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bullets and Bruschetta - A Canuck Amuck]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mob violence is an interesting phenomenon. Whether its the loss of hope for the future or the loss of a hockey game, the ensu...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Abar Dekha Hobe - Elise Kirsten]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:53:54 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The other night I checked my itinerary on orbitz.com and realized that my flight out of Bangladesh had been changed. Aside from ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dengue Fever - Elise Kirsten]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:55:30 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I had hoped to savor my last few weeks in Bangladesh. But not all moments here are meant to be savored. Last week, I spiked a ve...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[One Year - Elise Kirsten]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:38:36 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One year ago today I arrived in Dhaka, Bangladesh. And in three weeks time Ill jabo (be going). It doesnt really feel like...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Opposite Bangladesh - Elise Kirsten]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 07:19:46 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After eleven months in country, I really needed a vacation to press the Bangladesh reset button. It had been six months since I ...]]></description>
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