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Improving the Earth: Part Five

International Co-op

Neil Nunn, a third year Geography student specializing in environmental studies is is passionate about environmental, developmental and social justice issues. In this article, the second of a series, Neil discusses the issue of deforestation and shares his co-op adventures at a community school in Ghana.

By: Neil Nunn 19 reads | 0 comments
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Postcards From Botswana 4 - Challenges of the Pace of Life

Series

SFU Kinesiology student Kayla Donnawell is in Botswana, Africa volunteering with the Students Without Borders program (SWB). In this article, the fourth in the series, Kayla shares some of the challenges of the pace of life in Botswana.

By: Kayla Donnawell 1240 reads | 0 comments
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Postcards From Botswana 3 - Helping Children Attend School

Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology

SFU Kinesiology student Kayla Donnawell is in Botswana, Africa volunteering with the Students Without Borders program (SWB).  In this article, the third in the series, Kayla explains her role in helping vulnerable children attend school.

By: Kayla Donnawell 1228 reads | 0 comments
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Postcards From Botswana 6 - Reality of HIV/AIDS in Botswana

Science

SFU Kinesiology student Kayla Donnawell is in Botswana, Africa volunteering with the Students Without Borders program (SWB).  In this article, the sixth in the series, Kayla discusses the reality of HIV/AIDS in Botswana.

By: Kayla Donnawell 1507 reads | 0 comments
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Postcards From Botswana 7 - The Gods Must be Crazy

Postcards from Botswana

SFU Kinesiology student Kayla Donnawell is in Botswana, Africa volunteering with the Students Without Borders program (SWB).  In this article, the seventh in the series, Kayla shares her weekend travels around Botswana.

By: Kayla Donnawell 1325 reads | 0 comments
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Postcards From Botswana 8 - Exploring Namibia

Series

SFU Kinesiology student Kayla Donnawell is in Botswana, Africa volunteering with the Students Without Borders program (SWB).  In this article, the eighth in the series, Kayla explores Namibia and gets stuck several times in the sand dunes.

By: Kayla Donnawell 1217 reads | 0 comments
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Postcards From Botswana 9 - Exploring South Africa

Students Without Borders

SFU Kinesiology student Kayla Donnawell is in Botswana, Africa volunteering with the Students Without Borders program (SWB).  In this final article, the winds guide Kayla to South Africa where she explores Capetown and Durban before heading home.

By: Kayla Donnawell 36 reads | 0 comments
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Postcards From Botswana 10 - Home Sweet Home

Series

As Kayla returns home from Botswana, there is much to reflect upon the differences between cultures and the way of living. Read what Kalya has to say and how International Co-op has brought her to an epiphany.

By: Kayla Donnawell 31 reads | 0 comments
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Under the African Sun Part 1

International Co-op

Darryn DiFrancesco, Communication student from SFU is volunteered in Lenana, Kenya as an HIV/AIDS counselor and educator for the Global Volunteer Network. In this article,  the first in a series, Darryn discusses her first impressions of volunteering in Africa.

By: Darryn DiFrancesco 27 reads | 0 comments
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Under the African Sun Part 2

International Co-op

Darryn Difrancesco is currently volunteering as an HIV/AIDS counselor and educator with  Global Volunteer Network located in one of many Kenyan slums, in a small community called Lenana, approximately 30 minutes northeast of Nairobi. In this article, Darryn shares her insights to the beauty, the corruption and the desperation of people of Lenana.

By: Darryn Difrancesco 27 reads | 0 comments
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Under the African Sun Part 3

Volunteering

Darryn Difrancesco is currently volunteering as an HIV/AIDS counselor and educator with  Global Volunteer Network located in one of many Kenyan slums, in a small community called Lenana, approximately 30 minutes northeast of Nairobi. In this article, the third of a series, Darryn shares her frustrations of corruption and denial.

By: Darryn Difrancesco 24 reads | 0 comments
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Moldovan Memories Part 3: A Look into My First Real-life Surgical Experience

International

While beginning to understand the common 'first surgery faint', Kerri Jang observes a multitude of surgeries, including a tongue repair, while volunteering in Moldova.

By: Kerri Jang 206 reads | 0 comments
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Summer of WIldfires: Called Back from Vacation

Series

Interviewing frequently with TV, radio and print news media, seeing the province’s most beautiful locations by plane or helicopter, taking part in a job where the stakes are high and the responsibility is great: Highlights of the BC Forest Service Co-op experience. Check out a day in the life of a Fire Information Officer.

By: Adam Brayford 25 reads | 0 comments
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Summer of Wildfires: Why You Must Apply

BC Forest Service

While life in Kootenays may bear the reputation of being laid back, Co-op student Adam Brayford finds that within the realm of emergency communications, the province's warmer region is abuzz with activity.

By: Adam Brayford 25 reads | 0 comments
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A Day in the Life of a CRA Taxpayer Services Agent

Co-op

Kristen Ryan worked as a taxpayer services agent for Canada Revenue Agency. Read more about what a typical day looked like during her co-op term.

By: Kristen Ryan 71 reads | 0 comments
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By the Nile: A Student's Experience in Rural Africa

Co-op Reflections

The OLC happily presents the following as Craig Vandermeer’s first interview with the OLC after his return from Uganda Fall Semester 2010.Having finished his undergrad at Carleton University with a degree in Political Science, he is continuing his education here at SFU in the International Studies Master’s program.

By: Stephanie Toronidis 840 reads | 0 comments
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Moldovan Memories Part 5: ...And So It Comes to an End

International

In her final edition to the series, Kerri Jang finds herself reminiscing about her top memorable moments in Moldova. From an all-night fishing trip to at times being the only person of Asian descent on the scene, Kerri heads home with more than just memories.

By: Kerri Jang 271 reads | 0 comments
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Moldovan Memories Part 4: My Care Placement in the Village

Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology

Moving from the city into a village in Moldova, Kerri Jang finds herself surrounded by animals and fruit trees as she lives with a host family, while organizing wheelchair basketball and tennis through The Motivatie Association.

By: Kerri Jang 274 reads | 0 comments
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Moldovan Memories Part 2: My Medical Placement in the City

Co-operative Education

Part two of the series finds Kerri Jang, volunteer with Projects Abroad, spending time in a city of parallels; Chisinau, in Moldova. Having never experienced a surgery before, Kerri ventures into unknown territory during her adventures in some of the city's hospitals.

By: Kerri Jang 659 reads | 0 comments
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Ode to the City of Joy: Reflecting on a Life-Changing Co-op Term

Co-op Reflections

In the fourth and final entry of her series, Kali reflects on her final weeks in India working at Destiny and the Socio Legal Aid and Research Training Centre, as well as taking time to travel and appreciate all that India has to offer before heading home to Canada.

By: Kali Penney 1457 reads | 0 comments
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