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<title><![CDATA[Untitled - Notes from Quite Far]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Update three years on - Tomas in Africa]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2014 22:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ProjectsSince I left Maga three years ago I have kept in touch with people there and continued tonbsp;co-ordinate projects whic...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gruyeres....fond of fondue - The Road Less Travelled]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 20:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Today I went to Gruyeres with some of the other interns and people Ive met so far in Geneva.At the train station in GruyeresThi...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WHO am I interning with? - The Road Less Travelled]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As a result of a lot of networking and informational interviews in the fall, I managed to obtain an internship opportunity with ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ch Gu - Rebecca Boyce]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:18:10 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you think living in Kinshasa seems exotic or a whole other world then this post will cure that fantasy. This post is also n...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ch Gu - Rebecca Boyce]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:18:10 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you think living in Kinshasa seems exotic or a whole other world then this post will cure that fantasy. This post is also n...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[a dog story - Beneath the Mosquito Net]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:56:16 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After youve been home for a few months and have told the same story countless times, you start to wonder if you might h...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[a dog story - Beneath the Mosquito Net]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:56:16 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After youve been home for a few months and have told the same story countless times, you start to wonder if you might h...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Post Conflict Election Post - Rebecca Boyce]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:55:14 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Things have certainly quieted down since the November 28th Presidential elections. In 2006 the Joseph Kabila decided to legitimi...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Post Conflict Election Post - Rebecca Boyce]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:55:14 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Things have certainly quieted down since the November 28th Presidential elections. In 2006 the Joseph Kabila decided to legitimi...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gout in Cameroon - Our Man in Cameroon]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:01:59 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hi Fellow Aid Workers, Well . . . it turns out a LOT of the relief-workers in Cameroon apparently have gout I8217;ve receiv...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An Indian wedding - The Road Less Travelled]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I had the amazing opportunity to attend one of my classmates sisters wedding in Hyderabad. The Indian wedding experience is in...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[reintegration: the firsts and the nexts - Beneath the Mosquito Net]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:13:18 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The excitement of coming home has only worn off by a few degrees as, now two full month in, we are still having firsts. ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[reintegration: the firsts and the nexts - Beneath the Mosquito Net]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:13:18 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The excitement of coming home has only worn off by a few degrees as, now two full month in, we are still having firsts. ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A CEeS in Congo, Democratic Republic of. - Rebecca Boyce]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:31:29 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The following is an article I wrote for the Oxfam Qubec bulletin called 8220;Inter Agir8221; or 8220;Inter Acting8221;...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A CEeS in Congo, Democratic Republic of. - Rebecca Boyce]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:31:29 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The following is an article I wrote for the Oxfam Qubec bulletin called 8220;Inter Agir8221; or 8220;Inter Acting8221;...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DASH 8 - Rebecca Boyce]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:25:24 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Flying across the DRC, a distance of1572 km, in a 28-seater plane. Today is really the first time the human smells of African ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DASH 8 - Rebecca Boyce]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:25:24 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Flying across the DRC, a distance of1572 km, in a 28-seater plane. Today is really the first time the human smells of African ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Opposs contradictions - Rebecca Boyce]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:32:23 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Take one, Take two. This scene is full of opposites and contradictions. Driving along the large 8 lane boulevards I double take ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Opposs contradictions - Rebecca Boyce]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:32:23 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Take one, Take two. This scene is full of opposites and contradictions. Driving along the large 8 lane boulevards I double take ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[without a mossie net - Beneath the Mosquito Net]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:01:30 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Its been two weeks since we left Cameroon  14 days since we zipped the bags, mentally stored our memories and headed for t...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[without a mossie net - Beneath the Mosquito Net]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:01:30 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Its been two weeks since we left Cameroon  14 days since we zipped the bags, mentally stored our memories and headed for t...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fundraising for Cameroon Orphanage - The Road Less Travelled]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As you may recall I spent almost two years volunteering in Cameroon and recently finished my placement and am now in Boston stud...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[picturing local economic development opportunities - Beneath the Mosquito Net]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:24:50 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A couple weeks ago, I was lucky enough (alongside fellow-volunteer, Cornelia) to be able to facilitate a short photovoice projec...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[picturing local economic development opportunities - Beneath the Mosquito Net]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:24:50 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A couple weeks ago, I was lucky enough (alongside fellow-volunteer, Cornelia) to be able to facilitate a short photovoice projec...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In The Kin - Rebecca Boyce]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:01:34 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After 36 hours of travel we arrived in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congos capital city. We arrived precisely at 18h05 th...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In The Kin - Rebecca Boyce]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:01:34 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After 36 hours of travel we arrived in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congos capital city. We arrived precisely at 18h05 th...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[exploring livelihoods issues through photovoice - Beneath the Mosquito Net]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:55:53 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Last month, four of us volunteers (Aysha, Rosy, Greg and Caroline) facilitated a two-part photovoice project with MUSAB as part ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[exploring livelihoods issues through photovoice - Beneath the Mosquito Net]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:55:53 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Last month, four of us volunteers (Aysha, Rosy, Greg and Caroline) facilitated a two-part photovoice project with MUSAB as part ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Refresher - Rebecca Boyce]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:34:28 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After many moons and quiet starry nights I fled to the city of Toronto and felt that perhaps I didn8217;t have time for bloggi...]]></description>
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