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1 February 2009
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This is a test comment (I just want to see how it looks). :-) |
| - Mark |
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5 February 2009
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Since you mentioned this morning that your blog had yet to receive any comments, I thought I would add one before heading off to fetch you the petrol ;)
I'm glad you liked the book! The first time I read it I was on family vacation at Nantucket...this being a few years ago before I even thought about the world of international development. I was engrossed with it partly with a sense of admiration of Farmer's work, the other part feeling personally shot in the knees. It was interesting to say the least.
One thing I got out of the book, that you didn't quite mention is Farmer's sense of a calling. To him, this isn't anything impressive that should be calling for that admiration. One part someone compares him to a saint, which only causes him to realize that he has so much more to do and must work harder, for a saint would be an amazing thing to be. On the other hand when Tom White (i think?) a large donor to his group says that he feels like he should quit his desk job and go help Farmer, Farmer replies that it would be a sin for that is not his calling.
Maybe it's because I'm trying to figure out what I want to pursue these next few years, but that part has always stuck with me.
Penny for your thoughts later in person? :p |
| - Liz |
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7 February 2009
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Yaay! Finally, we get to jeer, oops, I mean, cheer you on, /\/\ark.
Since Ethiopia is not a country that makes a lot of headlines, your well-documented time there has changed my opinion of the nation & taught me a whole lot about the kind of work that's possible with scant resources. I also like that we're getting to more about how the locals *really* live - not all in huts made of sticks & stones - and not everyone has spindly legs & is starving. (See how ignorant I was until you went there?) I knew there was so much more to the African nations than dire poverty & their glorious wildlife. What's particularly nice is that we're learning about regular life there via a culturally familiar lens.
I'm gagging here on what I really want to say, so let me get it out of the way for I am unable to hold my peace any longer. Ruddy show-off! Flashing all those piccies & droning on with those stories. Whew! I feel better now.
A scratch behind the ears to Firenge... or Jan... or (Still) Under Disagreement. |
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10 February 2009
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One of my favorite lines:
"She wasn't good, but she had good intentions" -Lyle Lovett
You should fix the comments code, so that I don't return to the top of the page, when the enter text box pops up.
Hope you got your petrol! Glad to read that things are going well there, too.
Best Wishes, Mark |
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26 February 2009
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Too bad one of the 'new features' isn't new posts! :P
And I'm two days late in wishing you Happy Losar!
-JLR |
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My name is Mark. I was born near Chicago, have lived in the US, Germany and Nepal, and am starting a new job and a new adventure in Ethiopia. This site is a way for me to keep friends and family updated on my progress, share some pictures, and perhaps offer a bit of reflection along the way. Please look around, and enjoy the ride!
Herumwandernder Cavetroll... heisse Mark. Ich habe in den USA, Deutschland und Nepal gewohnt, und jetzt geht es weiter nach Äthiopien. Mit diesem Website halte ich meine Familien- und Freundeskreise informiert über wie es mir in meinen Abenteuern geht. Schau mal 'rum, und viel Spass dabei!
-Mark, September 2008
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