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Linnea Ashley on October 7th, 2006

last year i read a book called, a bed for the night. at first it infuriated me and then it scared me in the best kind of way. it took a critical look at aid work and the consequences of the work being done. at first glance it seems as if he is raging on […]

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Linnea Ashley on October 7th, 2006

i’m grumpy these days. i’m not really sure why…i could blame it on hormones or stress or the urge to break up my general routine but it all still settles into me being grumpy for some intangible reason. and in the scheme of things…life is looking pretty good. i went down to tokaurua to conduct […]

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Linnea Ashley on October 4th, 2006

I used to write poetry. I used to surround myself with people who did the same. In college I was a co-founder of the writers’ guild. We met weekly and shared new stuff, and eventually we put on shows. In peace corps I did haiku challenges over text message and scrawled in my journal regularly. […]

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Linnea Ashley on October 1st, 2006

It is amazing the things you can take for granted everybody knows and understands…peeling a banana from the stem instead of from the other end…     I don’t know if I should be joyful or I should weep. People ask me what I want to do when I graduate and my answer has been…work […]

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Linnea Ashley on October 1st, 2006

to celabrate nigerian independence S and i ventured into the uncertain auckland weather (which most certainly became a downpour!) to a program organized by the local nigerian council. lots of polictical speeches and dancing later…we caught a lift home to reflect on the day.

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