December 10, 2012
Jason Carmichael
Sierra Leone

It’s hard to imagine that my time in Sierra Leone is almost over. It has been one of, if not the best experience of my life. I have been exposed to things that some only read about in books. It’s been a beautiful, challenging, and rewarding experience.

December 3, 2012
Marie-Eve Lamothe-Gascon
Guatemala

November 30, 2012
Shannon Greer
Honduras

I’m terrible at saying goodbye. I don’t like doing it and I avoid it if I can.

November 29, 2012
Ashley Armstrong
Honduras

My last two weeks in Ciriboya passed in the blink of an eye. Before I knew it I was back in La Ceiba, sitting at a round table with all of the CAUSE Canada local staff (and Nanigui) enjoying a really great meal and a few good laughs. Another blink of the eye, and Shannon, Rosy, Paty and I are sitting around the table in the CAUSE office in La Ceiba saying our goodbyes. It is hard to believe that that moment has arrived, when eight months ago it seemed so far away.

November 27, 2012
Melissa Madden
Guatemala

Imagining the end of a journey is almost impossible when you first begin. I can say that with a degree of certainty as I write this blog post on my last official day in the field with my CAUSE Canada internship.

November 22, 2012
Marie-Eve Lamothe-Gascon
Guatemala

Two weeks ago in Guatemala there was one of the largest earthquakes recorded in the last 35 years, which has caused enormous damage and dozens of deaths in different cities and communities of Guatemala. To hear an earthquake, feel it and see the consequences are three completely different things.

November 14, 2012
Melissa Madden
Guatemala

I never thought life in rural Guatemala could be quite so action packed - that is until all the comings and goings of last week proved me wrong. Not only was November 1st the All Saint’s Day horse racing celebrations here in Todos Santos* but we also had some welcome visitors - Roland, our Canadian supervisor at CAUSE Canada and Rick from Mariposa Effect, which is a microcredit bank working with CAUSE.

November 10, 2012
Ashley Armstrong
Honduras

November 9, 2012
Marie-Eve Lamothe-Gascon
Guatemala

Vivre dans les communautés les plus retirées et les plus pauvres d’un pays en voie de développement, ce n’est pas toujours évident…  Les différences culturelles, la barrière de langage, la pauvreté, les conditions de vie rustiques et les mesurer d’hygiène inadéquates sont autant de facteurs qui font en sorte que l’on se retrouve obligés de sortir de notre zone de confort habituelle. 

November 9, 2012
Shannon Greer
Honduras

Sadly, in September the organic agriculture program came to an end in Iriona, and Luis our agronomist has since moved on to greener pastures (in this case a new agricultural project with a Honduran campesino organization).